Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
Band 3
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+1 312 861 8800About
Provided by Baker McKenzie
The Baker McKenzie Compensation team is one of a few firms to provide "one-stop" US domestic and international executive compensation, employee benefits and equity compensation advice, ensuring clients’ plans are designed to be offered on a global basis, with appropriate modifications due to local law requirements.
Baker McKenzie's Compensation team has a large client base (over 1,000 public/private companies), and routinely advises its clients on the employee benefits, executive compensation and equity compensation aspects of major cross-border business change and re-organization/restructuring projects, such as mergers & acquisitions, spin-offs, reductions in force and post-acquisition integration.
In addition, we provide advice to multinational companies on all aspects of pension law, including benefits and pension plan risk-mitigation strategies and de-risking alternatives. Matters range from workforce and transaction planning, to regulatory compliance and addressing significant financial and regulatory risk associated with particular types of pension arrangements (such as defined-benefit arrangements), including techniques to mitigate fiduciary risk and to avoid prohibited transactions with plan assets.
Chambers Review
Baker McKenzie provides expert advice on a wide range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, with notable expertise in M&A. The firm is especially highlighted for expertly managing cross-border transactions. It frequently advises on equity compensation plans and is also a go-to firm for advising on the design and maintenance of retirement and executive compensation plans.
Chair of the firm's North American compensation practice Barbara Klementz is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Baker McKenzie assisted Johnson & Johnson with global employment, benefits and equity compensation matters related to the spinoff of its consumer health business into a new publicly traded company.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have a phenomenal team that regularly sees around corners for us. They are always ready and helpful across the globe."
"They have a phenomenal team that regularly sees around corners for us. They are always ready and helpful across the globe."
Members
Provided by Baker McKenzie
Aimee Soodan
Barbara Klementz
Head of Department
Brian Wydajewski
Christopher Guldberg
Denise Glagau
Janel Brynda
Jennifer Kirk
Jill Sparkman
Kela Shang
Lindsay Minnis
Narendra Acharya
Sinead Kelly
Steve Stratton
Thomas Asmar
Victor Flores