Profile
Stephen is chair of the firm's employee benefits and executive compensation practice and practices in all areas of employee benefits and executive compensation law, including qualified and non-qualified pension and welfare benefit plans.
In the mergers and acquisition context, his experience includes: reviewing executive employment agreements and other executive compensation arrangements for compliance with or exception from the application of Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 409A; assisting with other executive compensation and benefit plan due diligence; evaluating employee benefit and executive compensation representations and covenants in transaction documents; and assisting with pre- and post-closing benefit plan integration (including plan mergers and terminations).
His other areas of experience include: stock-based plans and arrangements (such as stock option plans, stock bonus plans, ESOPs, and phantom stock plans); group-term life insurance plans; insured and self-funded group health plans; severance and early retirement incentive plans; and ERISA litigation.
