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Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Kirkland & Ellis LLP is renowned for its strength in private equity and offers comprehensive advice on employee benefits issues such as ESOPs, retirement plans, and welfare benefit programs. The firm is celebrated for its ‘exceptional’ service quality and is adept at structuring compensation agreements for investors, CEOs, and boards of directors. Scott Price, based in New York, is reputed for his expertise in executive compensation during mergers and leveraged buyouts. In Chicago, the team includes Matthew Antinossi, who has a focus on ERISA-related areas; Alexandra Mihalas, who deals with transactional ERISA matters in acquisitions and sales by venture capital funds; and Michael Falk, who advises on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and equity compensation. Houston’s Stephanie Jeane is sought after for advice on spin-offs, divestitures, and IPOs, complementing Stephen Jacobson’s counsel to both public and private entities, as well as private equity firms and their portfolio companies.

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  • 'Their work is time-sensitive and they are highly responsive and nearly always available.'
  • 'The quality of their work is exceptional and they have tremendous attention to detail. Alexandra Mihalas, in particular, is a wealth of information nearly as soon as a question is asked.'

Key clients

  • Abry Partners
  • Adenza
  • Arbor Investments
  • Atlas Partners
  • BAE Systems
  • Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Bansk Group
  • Blackstone
  • Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC
  • Francisco Partners
  • Gamut Capital Management
  • JBT Corporation
  • Madison Dearborn Partners
  • Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC
  • Paine Schwartz
  • Parthenon Capital
  • Thoma Bravo
  • TJC
  • Tornante Company
  • Waters Corporation

Lawyers

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Scott Price
Hall of fameKirkland & Ellis LLP
Scott Price is a partner in the Firm’s Executive Compensation Practice Group. Scott has extensive experience handling a wide range of executive compensation matters in complex business transactions, including domestic and international mergers, leveraged buyouts and other acquisitions. In addition, Scott has represented numerous high profile executives and management teams in negotiating employment and incentive arrangements. Scott’s practice includes structuring and implementing management equity arrangements, deferred compensation, severance and other executive programs, advising on securities, accounting and tax law issues regarding executive compensation arrangements.
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Michael Falk
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Michael Falk advises clients in connection with executive and equity compensation, qualified and non-qualified employee benefits, and the compensation and benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions. His clients include public and private companies, private equity sponsors, tax-exempt entities, and individual executives. Mr. Falk is an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Law School and Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he teaches courses related to executive compensation and employee benefits. In addition, Mr. Falk is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of executive compensation and employee benefits topics.
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Alexandra Mihalas
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Alexandra Mihalas is a partner in the Firm's employee benefits practice. Her practice focuses primarily on transactional ERISA matters for private and public companies, with a particular emphasis on acquisitions and sales by venture capital and other private equity funds, and the ERISA issues that arise in complex bankruptcy restructurings. Alexandra also advises clients regarding legal compliance of qualified and non-qualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans and employee welfare benefit plans.

Other key lawyers

Michael Falk, Scott Price, Alexandra Mihalas, Matthew Antinossi, Robert Fowler, Stephen Jacobson, Stephanie Jeane, Scott Price, Christine Matott, Rohit A. Nafday

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