Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : North Carolina
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+1 919 821 1220Chambers Review
Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan is valued across the state for its benefits and compensation expertise. The team is known for advising public, private, governmental and nonprofit organizations on employment agreements, IRS compliance and the treatment of benefits programs in mergers and acquisitions.
Work Highlights
- Smith Anderson advised First Citizens Bank on employee benefits and executive compensation following an acquisition which resulted in 6,000 additional employees.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We have full confidence in Smith Anderson's ability to provide counsel on complex and sophisticated matters."
"Smith Anderson is a trusted adviser on whom I can count for balanced, intelligent counsel."
"We have full confidence in Smith Anderson's ability to provide counsel on complex and sophisticated matters."
"Smith Anderson is a trusted adviser on whom I can count for balanced, intelligent counsel."
Notable Practitioners
Caryn Coppedge McNeill leads the employee benefits and executive compensation practice, regularly advising both public and privately traded companies on the design, implementation and administration of benefit plans and executive arrangements.
"I loved how Caryn wove in the right experts at the right time, and was simply always available to me for questions and help."
"She is very good and skilled."
Jamison Hinkle frequently counsels clients on the employee benefits and executive compensation issues arising from mergers and acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Kara Brunk advises a broad range of sophisticated employers on the design and documentation of retirement and welfare benefit plans. She is frequently brought in to appear before the IRS to obtain determination letters, correct errors and appeal penalties.
"She is very thorough."
"Kara has been a godsend."