Locke Lord Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group hosted our 30th Annual Employee Benefits Seminar. Our attorneys provided an overview of current developments related to employee benefit plans.
7:30 am - 12:00 pm (Central)
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Introduction and Program: 8:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This complimentary program will be presented from our Dallas office and via webinar.
Locke Lord LLP
2200 Ross Avenue
38th Floor Conference Center
Dallas, Texas
(Parking validation provided)
Panelists
Philip Bush (Dallas, Partner - Moderator): Phil has been helping businesses understand and comply with the complex laws governing employee benefit plans and executive incentive programs for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in dealing with the IRS and the Department of Labor and resolving plan compliance issues.
Laura L. Ferguson (Houston, Partner): Laura has experience in drafting equity compensation plans, deferred compensation plans and employment agreements, ensuring compliance with various laws, including Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. From a mergers and acquisitions perspective, she regularly works on employee benefits and executive compensation matters arising from transactions, including negotiating purchase agreements, navigating diligence issues (such as Code Sections 409A and 280G issues), drafting transition services agreements, and assisting with a variety of compensation agreements (e.g., transaction bonus, equity, employment, and retention agreements).
Edward A. Razim, III (Houston, Partner): Ed has extensive experience in employee benefits and executive compensation, including drafting and implementing employee benefit and executive compensation programs for large and small employers; addressing compliance issues regarding Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and various equity compensation plan design matters. Mr. Razim has experience negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on a variety of audit and compliance matters.
CLE, CPE & HRCI
This program has been approved for CLE, CPE & HRCI credit. Information will be available at the program location.
Questions
For more information, please contact Katie Fulton.
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