Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Law
A boutique law firm focusing in all employee benefits matters, strategic tax planning for executive benefits and compensation, and counseling on ERISA
PRACTICE
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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Preparing, reviewing and counseling on non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, including advising on Section 409A of the Code
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Design, draft, and implement deferred compensation plans, including supplemental and excess plans, long-term incentive plans, and broad-based stock purchase plans, such as tax-qualified employee stock purchase plans under Section 423 of the Code, and plans utilizing stock options (whether non-qualified or incentive stock options), restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other types of equity awards
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Auditing executive plans, including non-qualified deferred compensation, change in control, incentive bonus and supplemental retirement plans
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Counseling on alternatives for dealing with section 280G issues, change of control issues and “golden parachutes”
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Establishing ways to attract and retain key management
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Advising on equity and synthetic equity based compensation
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Working with government and other tax-exempt employers in dealing with the particular statutory and regulatory provisions and tax rules that are applicable to those types of employers
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Assisting employers and executives with sensitive considerations surrounding departure of executives, including critical issues of separation, severance and restrictive covenants
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS & ERISA
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Counsel clients regarding the structure, implementation, administration, amendment, and termination of all types of retirement plans, such as 401(k), defined benefit (including cash balance, hybrid, and pension), profit sharing, money purchase, cross-tested and target benefit plans, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings, summary plan descriptions, and rendering advice on related ERISA, tax, and securities law matters
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Advise clients in connection with service provider conversions and the review of service agreements, discrimination testing, and related planning opportunities
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Provide full operational support and work to ensure that our clients’ retirement plans stay in compliance with ERISA statutory requirements, the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), and other federal and state requirements, including with regard to late deposits, excise taxes, and corrections
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Conduct compliance audits and handle submissions under the IRS's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System and the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
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Advise clients with respect to the Affordable Care Act, tax and ERISA issues relating to the establishment and administration of welfare benefit plans—e.g., group health, cafeteria plans, severance plans, health and disability plans, and retiree benefits plans
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Counsel clients on all aspects of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) administration, and advise on the application of requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including the privacy rules, health-status discrimination, and special enrollment rules
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Draft plan documents (including “wrap plans”), provide advice with respect to the structuring of welfare benefit plans and their administration, and consult on the termination of welfare benefit plans and on the reduction of welfare benefits
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
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Analyze and negotiate the pension, welfare, and executive compensation aspects of those transactions, correct any benefit plan-related problems or liabilities, and counsel on the consolidation and rationalization of benefit plans after a transaction is completed
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Design severance and early retirement programs, and provide counseling on compliance with all relevant federal laws
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Assist plan sponsors with analyzing the impact of restructuring on their employee benefit plans and addressing approaches for the consolidation of plans or the adoption of new plans
OUR VISION
Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Law PLLC (ECEB Law) is a top-tier boutique law firm that combines the credentials and experience typically found only in the country's largest law firms with the responsiveness and efficiency of a smaller law firm. ECEB Law operates with a smaller footprint and a technology enabled platform that is designed to maximize the caliber of legal counsel and the level of efficiency delivered to our clients.
We are passionate about serving the legal needs of our diverse client base, from newly formed start-ups to multinational corporations. Clients choose ECEB Law because we treat clients as business partners and are responsive and flexible to the particular legal needs of each of our clients.
ATTORNEYS
Michael R. Einig
FOUNDER
Michael Einig has over a decade of experience advising public and private companies, as well as individual executives, on all matters related to executive compensation and employee benefits law.
Prior to founding Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits Law PLLC, Michael Einig was a shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, an acclaimed international law firm with over 2,000 lawyers worldwide.
Education
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LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law
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J.D., cum laude, Western New England College School of Law
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National Moot Court Team: Regional Finalist, Advanced to National Finals
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Academic Merit Scholarship Recipient
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Dean's List
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B.A., English, Rhode Island College
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B.A., Political Science, James Madison University
Admissions
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Florida
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