/Home/USA/Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation in New York/Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.
View profile of Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.
Department profile
Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.
Department profile | Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.
Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation

About

Provided by Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.

Cohen & Buckmann, P.C. is a New York-based, boutique law firm that primarily practices in areas of executive compensation and employee benefits law. The firm’s founding partners, Sandra Cohen and Carol Buckmann, are internationally recognized for their advice and counsel on these complex areas of the law. The firm represents C-suite executives and executive teams, companies, and employers of all sizes, providing ERISA advice to funds and plan fiduciaries and guidance on complex management negotiations, taxation of deferred compensation (409A), employee benefits and tax-qualified plans in corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions. The firm is known for its experience and knowledge of cross-border employment matters.

With extensive experience in global transactions and multinational share plans, Cohen & Buckmann attorneys often serve as outside pension and benefits counsel to corporate law firms allowing those firms to maintain lean staffing between deals and ramp up quickly to staff transactions.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation - New York

1
Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Cohen & Buckmann, P.C. is a highly respected boutique known predominantly for its expertise advising individual and teams of executives on all aspects of their employment and compensation arrangements, including related tax issues. The firm frequently advises corporate clients including plan sponsors and fiduciaries on employee benefits issues including ERISA. Capabilities include advising on cross-border matters.

Work Highlights

Provided by Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.

  • Cohen & Buckmann P.C. advised a high-profile CEO and co-founders of Securonix in its $1 billion investment by Vista Equity Partners.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"They are a premier firm for complex executive compensation matters and retirement plans."

Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation respondent
USA

"The lawyers at Cohen & Buckmann not only have executive compensation experience but also pension and other ERISA benefits experience."

Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation respondent
USA

"The firm has wide experience in corporate, tax and benefits issues, together with an outstanding breadth and depth of knowledge."

Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

Provided by Chambers

Sandra Cohen
1
Sandra Cohen
1
Band 1

Sandra Cohen handles a variety of compensation matters for senior executives.

"Sandra provides an outstanding service in a very efficient and effective manner."

"Sandra is well known in the executive compensation and employee benefits space as a high-quality lawyer and thinker."

"Sandra is my go-to person for executive compensation tax and related questions."

View Profile
Carol Buckmann
4
Carol Buckmann
4
Band 4

Carol Buckmann is well known for her expertise in ERISA matters. She counsels employers on the full gamut of employee benefits issues.

"Carol's depth of knowledge, extensive experience, commercial awareness, ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters, and responsiveness are impressive."

View Profile

Ranked Lawyers at
Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.

Provided by Chambers
Filter by
Band

New York

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Carol Buckmann
4
Carol Buckmann
4
Band 4
View Profile
Executive Compensation: Mainly Executive Representation
Sandra Cohen
1
Sandra Cohen
1
Band 1
View Profile

Members

Provided by Cohen & Buckmann, P.C.