Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : California: Los Angeles & Surrounds
Band 3
About
Provided by Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
Keeping pace with the changes and complexities of the regulatory environment, we help plan sponsors and service providers mitigate risk and advance critical HR objectives. With comprehensive service offerings, we consider your distinct needs and concerns in developing or modifying benefits plans and executive compensation arrangements. When it helps you, we form multidisciplinary teams — often comprising colleagues from our corporate, employment, health, insurance, investment management and litigation practice groups. Through these collaborations, we identify creative resolutions to our clients’ most vexing problems and uncover opportunities that might otherwise go unseen. Whether you’re a benefits plan fiduciary, a government or other tax-exempt employer, a privately held company or a public company, we provide practical counsel and customized strategies to address your specific challenges and opportunities.
Chambers Review
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath is noted for its wealth of expertise in employee benefits issues. The team handles a variety of matters on behalf of plan sponsors, service providers and fiduciaries. The members offer expertise in ERISA compliance as well as ESOP transactions. They regularly represent plan sponsors and fiduciaries in relation to IRS and Department of Labor investigations and audits.
Work Highlights
- Faegre Drinker advised Lennar on its 401(k) and health and welfare plans.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The service is very good, being available very quickly when we need to connect. They provide timely responses and good quality advice."
"Our team at Faegre Drinker provides well-researched and thoughtful guidance no matter the complexity of the matter. They do an exceptional job explaining risk factors, which enables us to make informed decisions."
"They are extremely well respected and I feel very confident in the work they provide."
"The service is very good, being available very quickly when we need to connect. They provide timely responses and good quality advice."
"Our team at Faegre Drinker provides well-researched and thoughtful guidance no matter the complexity of the matter. They do an exceptional job explaining risk factors, which enables us to make informed decisions."
"They are extremely well respected and I feel very confident in the work they provide."
Notable Practitioners
Fred Reish is noted as a strong ERISA specialist in the employee benefits and executive compensation space.
"Fred is incredibly responsive and he provides practical advice."
"Fred is very attentive, responsive and efficient with his time. I always feel that he is very respectful and appreciative of our relationship."
"He has a deep understanding of ERISA. Fred is a very wise counselor who looks at the law from a business perspective."
Yana Johnson is sought out for her skillful handling of executive compensation matters.
"Yana brings solid experience, knowledge and great service to our team."
"She is extremely knowledgeable and can make complex issues practical."