Executive Compensation & Benefits
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Global Transactional and Restructuring Capabilities
Weil's Executive Compensation & Benefits lawyers are strategically located in the United States and United Kingdom. Our lawyers work in close coordination with the Firm's M&A, Private Equity, Private Funds and Restructuring practices, and regularly advise global clients on issues associated with compensation and benefit arrangements that arise in these types of commercial matters.
Trusted Advisor to Public and Private Companies
Instrumental in the Design and Negotiation of Executive Employment and Compensation Arrangements.
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Key Contacts
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Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Legal 500 US 2024
Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in the U.S.
Chambers USA 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New York
Chambers USA 2024
Five Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Partners Named Among the “500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers”
Lawdragon
Ranked Tier 1 for National: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" 2021*
*Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Practice Head Paul Wessel Named MVP: Benefits
Law360 2018
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2024
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2021
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New York Award Brief — Chambers USA 2024
- Five Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Partners Named Among the “500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers” Award Brief — Lawdragon
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for National: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Award Brief — U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Practice Head Paul Wessel Named a 2018 MVP: Benefits Award Brief — Law360
Speaking Engagements
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PLI’s ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2023
Speaker(s):
Sarah Downie
March 21, 2023 — New York, NY — Weil Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Sarah Downie spoke on a panel titled “The Launch – Establishing a Plan Assets Fund” as part of PLI’s ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2023.
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FTC Proposes to Eliminate Almost All Non-Competes
Speaker(s):
Mark A. Perry,
John P. Barry,
Eric S. Hochstadt and
Regina Readling
January 30, 2023 — Weil partners Mark A. Perry, John Barry, Eric Hochstadt, and Regina Readling presented a cross-disciplinary Weil webinar entitled “FTC Proposes to Eliminate Almost All Non-Competes,” during which they assessed the FTC’s proposed rule and provided practical takeaways for employers.
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises DT Midstream in its $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Strategic Midwest FERC-Regulated Natural Gas Pipelines Deal Brief — November 20, 2024
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs Alternatives in Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Sila Services Deal Brief — November 11, 2024
Latest Thinking
- Effect on Private Funds of Recent DOL Amendments to ERISA’s Qualified Professional Asset Manager (QPAM) Exemption Alert — Private Funds — By Sarah Downie — PDF — April 29, 2024