Kirsten L Vignec
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Band 2 : Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
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About
Provided by Kirsten L Vignec
Practice Areas
Executive Compensation; Health & Welfare Plans; Professional Employer Organizations; Qualified Retirement Plans; Tax Exempt Organizations; Fiduciary & Prohibited Transactions; Tax; Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Career
Kirsten Vignec is chair of the Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Group at Hill Ward Henderson. Her practice involves advising and counseling employers on all employee benefit matters. Kirsten’s clients include tax-exempt entities, for-profit, private, and publicly-traded companies.
She regularly counsels employers with regards to the design, maintenance and ongoing administration of executive deferred compensation plans for profit and tax exempt entities, health and welfare plans and qualified retirement plans. Kirsten represents clients before the IRS, DOL, and the PBGC with respect to audits, investigations and plan corrections. She provides employers with advice on complying with its fiduciary responsibilities and best practices with regards to plan governance. Kirsten also provides support with respect to employee benefit matters for clients that are involved in corporate transactions.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association: Tax Section
The Florida Bar: Tax Section
Awards
AV Preeminent® Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
America's Leading Lawyer, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (2022-2024)
Chambers USA
The Best Lawyers in America® (2010-2023)
The Best Lawyers in America®
Chambers Review
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Tampa-based Kirsten Vignec chairs Hill Ward Henderson's executive compensation and employee benefits practice. She regularly advises clients on employee benefits matters arising from M&A transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kirsten is fantastic to work with, her sophistication and practicality are unmatched."
"Kirsten is fantastic to work with, her sophistication and practicality are unmatched."