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Provided by R Sterling Perkinson
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Investment Management & Broker-Dealer, Pension Asset Management, Retirement Plan Design & Administration
Sterling Perkinson focuses his practice on employee benefits and executive compensation. Mr. Perkinson collaborates with plan sponsors, fiduciaries and plan service providers to help them achieve their objectives while reducing their risk. He regularly counsels clients on a wide range of employee benefits issues, including design and administration of retirement plans, retirement plan investment issues, fiduciary duties and prohibited transactions, IRS and Department of Labor audits, pension de-risking activities, and benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
American Bar Association, Tax Section
North Carolina Bar Association, Tax Section
Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Raleigh Alumnus
401(k) Plan Investments: ESG, Private Equity and Cryptocurrency April 2022
Video | DOL Clarifies Timing of Lifetime Income Disclosures in Benefit Statements August 2021
DOL’s Cybersecurity Initiative: What Employers and Plan Fiduciaries Should be Doing to Protect Participant Data July 2021
PTE 2020-02 for Investment Advice Fiduciaries: Overview and Checklist April 2021
DOL Issues Non-Enforcement Policy for ESG and Proxy Voting Rules March 2021
Prevent Blindness NC, Board of Directors, Board Chair (2019-2020)
North Carolina Opera, Board of Directors (2013-2019)
Provided by Chambers
Sterling Perkinson is a strong choice to advise clients on the design and administration of employee benefit plans, de-risking and IRS and DOL audits.
Provided by Chambers
"He has a deep subject matter expertise. He is always sound and prompt in his responses."
"He has great industry knowledge and is incredibly responsive to our needs when questions and issues arise. We are very pleased with the care and consideration that he provides in his provision of practical and constructive advice regarding our plans and benefit offerings."
"He has a deep subject matter expertise. He is always sound and prompt in his responses."
"He has great industry knowledge and is incredibly responsive to our needs when questions and issues arise. We are very pleased with the care and consideration that he provides in his provision of practical and constructive advice regarding our plans and benefit offerings."
