Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : Illinois
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Contact number
312 558 5600About
Provided by Winston & Strawn LLP
Winston & Strawn’s Illinois EBEC attorneys focus on a wide range of matters relating to employee benefits and executive compensation plans and arrangements. Our attorneys advise corporations, institutions, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. Winston also advise corporations, firms, organizations, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. In addition, our attorneys advise clients on executive compensation disclosure matters, including in connection with initial public offerings, proxy filings, and other periodic reporting obligations and Section 16 filings. Winston’s level of experience and more than 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given our attorneys a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law, innovative trends in employee benefit plan design, and the market for executive compensation.
Additionally, our EBEC partners serve as adjunct professors of law at Northwestern University School of Law, University of Illinois College of Law, and Loyola University Law School.
Chambers Review
Winston & Strawn LLP has a renowned team deeply experienced in all aspects of employee benefits, including health and welfare and retirement plans. It has noted capabilities in HIPAA compliance and ERISA litigation. The firm acts for clients in manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality, among other sectors.
Work Highlights
- Winston & Strawn LLP continued to provide day-to-day fiduciary advice to the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in connection with its pension and 401(k) plans, with approximately $13 billion in assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Winston's benefit lawyers are excellent at giving practical advice on a timely basis."
"Winston & Strawn has kept our employee benefits programs squeaky clean with respect to planning, documentation, and administration."
"Winston's benefit lawyers are excellent at giving practical advice on a timely basis."
"Winston & Strawn has kept our employee benefits programs squeaky clean with respect to planning, documentation, and administration."
Notable Practitioners
Joe Adams has first-class expertise in matters such as the design and operation of 401(k) and ESOP plans.
"Joe is responsive and delivers practical advice, and has a depth of knowledge on benefit topics."
"He is very accessible, practical and good at being proactive. Joe is one of the leading benefits lawyers in Chicago."
Susan Nash is respected for advising clients on employee benefits matters including retirement and health plans.
"Susan is an excellent partner who uniformly demonstrates a mastery of her subject matter area and the ability to deliver helpful, practical advice on complex questions in a fast-paced environment."
Amy Gordon is noted for her experience in health and welfare benefits plans.
Ranked Lawyers at
Winston & Strawn LLP
Illinois