Overview » Extensive experience with employee benefit matters (such as qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans and welfare plans) and employment law matters » Former Chair of Corporate Finance & Transactions Group Representative Experience » Served as Senior Counsel for a major financial institution » Extensive M&A experience with respect to employee benefit plans (agreements, due diligence, negotiation, benefit plan integration) » Counsels corporate clients on 401(k) Plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Pension Plans, including design, documentation, administration and IRS correction program » Drafts Cafeteria Plans documents and advises clients on administration matters » Drafts Welfare Benefit Plan documents, reviews vendor agreements and advises clients on administration matters » Counsels clients regarding fiduciary obligations for plan administrators, trustees and boards of directors » Drafts/negotiates executive agreements, employment contracts, severance agreements, confidential information, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements » Counsels clients regarding employment law matters such as hiring, leaves of absence, reductions in force and termination of employment » Drafts employee handbooks and other employee communication materials Recognition Listed in The Best Lawyers in America Minnesota Law & Politics » "Rising Star" Associations & Pro Bono Minnesota Board of Law Examiners » Member Minnesota State Bar Association » Employee Benefits Section » Advisory Committee Ramsey County Bar Association Special Olympics Minnesota » Former Chair & Board of Directors Member |