Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Ms. August helps sponsors of employee benefit plans to meet complex statutory requirements in addition to Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor regulations. In her compliance practice, she focuses on the design, implementation, communication, administration, and amendment of tax-qualified retirement plans, executive compensation arrangements, and health and welfare plans and policies. Clients also rely on Ms. August to guide them through government audits and investigations relating to their benefit plans. She draws on her past experience as an ERISA litigator to advise clients on fiduciary matters. Ms. August regularly prepares governance documents for plan fiduciary committees, provides fiduciary advice, and presents at fiduciary committee meetings. Her experience defending plan sponsors, fiduciaries and service providers against complex class action litigation arising under ERISA has also made Ms. August a go-to lawyer for clients as they move through ERISA’s complex pre-litigation claims and appeals process. 

Mr. Liebl focuses his practice on advising public and private companies and individual executives on executive compensation related matters, including designing, drafting and administering nonqualified deferred compensation plans, excess benefit plans, severance plans and equity compensation agreements, among others. Mr. Liebl also has extensive experience advising clients regarding employee benefits and executive compensation issues in corporate transactions.

Ms. Vasconcellos is a Chambers-ranked attorney with nearly twenty years of experience helping clients navigate complex employee benefits and executive compensation issues. Clients turn to her for practical advice, technical expertise, and her ability to efficiently handle their most challenging matters.