Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : Colorado
Band 1
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Provided by Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP employee benefits attorneys counsel clients about the best benefit practices for their organizations and provide expertise in all aspects of employee benefits law. In addition, our employee benefits attorneys continue to analyze local, state, and federal legislation and advise our many governmental clients regarding such legislation on an ongoing basis.
DGS has dedicated expertise to design innovative executive compensation and benefits arrangements that meet the needs of clients while withstanding the scrutiny of regulators, investors, and the public. We advise companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, management teams, and individual senior executives on the best compensation practices for their organizations and provide expertise in all aspects of the evolving executive compensation and benefits laws affecting today’s businesses.
Our experience in this area includes design and advice on executive employment agreements, equity-based compensation plans, deferred compensation plans, excess benefit plans, golden handcuff arrangements, phantom stock plans, restricted stock agreements, change of control agreements, and repricing arrangements for publicly listed and closely-held companies.
Chambers Review
Davis Graham & Stubbs is a leading player handling employee benefits and executive compensation matters. The team is often the first port of call for issues relating to welfare and retirement plans, among others.
Work Highlights
- Davis Graham & Stubbs represented PDC Energy in its sale to Chevron Corporation. The firm assisted with compensation and benefits issues in the transaction, including navigating golden parachute issues, severance and transition issues, and employee communications, as well as assisting with committee negotiations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Davis Graham & Stubbs has extreme expertise in all phases."
"They are amazing and have the expertise it takes."
"Davis Graham & Stubbs have very good knowledge of the issues and the ability to find solutions when needed."
"Davis Graham & Stubbs has extreme expertise in all phases."
"They are amazing and have the expertise it takes."
"Davis Graham & Stubbs have very good knowledge of the issues and the ability to find solutions when needed."
Notable Practitioners
Cindy Birley regularly advises clients, particularly educational establishments, on their retirement plans. She has expertise providing counsel on the creation and implementation of new 401(k) and 403(b) plans as well as general advisory support.
"Cindy is a wonderful asset and her knowledge and expertise is undeniable."
"Her knowledge of defined benefit plans is amazing."
Rachel James is an experienced attorney who is particularly known for her work on ERISA as well as benefit and compensation compliance within transactions.
"Rachel is great to work with. She is extremely knowledgeable and a subject matter expert in all aspects of employment, benefit and labor law support."
Ranked Lawyers at
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Colorado