Jim counsels publicly traded companies and other sophisticated employers on executive compensation and employee benefits matters. His clients operate globally in a wide range of industries, including financial services, technology, manufacturing, food, construction, and utilities.
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Jim advises clients on all aspects of employment and compensation for directors, executive officers, and other senior managers. He has significant experience with all forms of executive compensation and benefit plans, including the design and administration of stock plans, incentive plans, SERPs, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, perquisites (including executive aircraft), new hire packages, and severance/retirement agreements. He helps clients understand and comply with tax, securities, labor and employment, governance, and other legal issues associated with these arrangements, including related disclosure issues for public companies.
Together with other members of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, Jim helps clients to design and administer broadly available employee benefit programs, including welfare benefit plans and tax-qualified retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans and defined benefit plans. He also assists companies with employee benefit and compensation issues in connection with acquisitions and divestitures.
Jim is a regular contributor to Finseca's Washington Report Marketplace, which features monthly articles on employee benefit and executive compensation topics.
Articles + Publications
06.24.24
The Impact of Dodd-Frank Clawback Policies on NQDC Plans
Articles + Publications
06.06.24
A Closer Look at Feds' Proposed Banker Compensation Rule
Firm Events
05.21.24
Understanding the FTC's Noncompete Ban: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers
Troutman Pepper Financial Services
05.13.24
Several Regulators Re-Propose Rules to Curb Incentive Compensation at Financial Institutions
Articles + Publications
05.13.24
Several Regulators Re-Propose Rules to Curb Incentive Compensation at Financial Institutions
Hiring to Firing Law Blog
05.09.24
Understanding the FTC’s Noncompete Ban: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers