Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
I am a partner at Husch Blackwell specializing in helping companies navigate executive compensation, employee benefit laws, and taxation. I am part of Husch Blackwell's Financial Services and Capital Markets industry group.
I am an attorney who specializes in helping companies navigate executive compensation, employee benefit laws, and taxation.
Business Attorney with specialization in employee benefits and taxation. As of July 2016, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek combined with Husch Blackwell to form a firm with more than 700 attorneys and offices in 19 cities. Recent representative experience: Advised multibillion-dollar technology company on compensation deductions upon an acquisition, and collaborated on the drafting of opinion regarding vesting of executives’ restricted stock and nonqualified stock options under change in control agreements. Advised medical manufacturing company on restructuring distributions to shareholders under operating agreement and creation of phantom equity incentive plan. Counseled foreign publicly traded employer on strategies to comply with and avoid penalties under the Affordable Care Act. Advised numerous employers on corrections to retirement plans and attendant filings with government agencies.
Advised public and private clients on tax implications of employee ownership, incentive compensation, executive compensation, deferred compensation, executive agreements, and corporate structuring. In addition, advised public and private clients on tax and employee benefit issues in mergers and acquisitions. Also assisted clients in tax controversies with state and federal taxing authorities.