What we're looking for:
We're seeking a mid-level executive compensation attorney with 1–7 years of substantive experience in executive compensation, employee benefits, or tax with a comp/benefits focus. You should be comfortable working in a lean, collaborative group handling sophisticated public and private company matters — equity plans, 409A, 280G, M&A executive comp, and proxy disclosure — and have a track record of delivering technically precise, client-ready work. Bonus points if you hold an LL.M. in Taxation and have direct experience with IRC §§83, 280G, 409A, 457(f), and 457A.
What you'll do:
- Draft and negotiate executive employment agreements, severance agreements, and change-in-control protections for public and private company clients
- Design and document equity compensation plans — stock options, RSUs, performance shares, profits interests — across both private and public company contexts
- Advise on executive compensation issues in M&A transactions, including §280G golden parachute analysis, equity treatment at closing, severance triggers, and transaction bonuses
- Handle compliance work under IRC §§83, 280G, 409A, 457(f), and 457A, including nonqualified deferred compensation plan design and administration
- Support proxy compensation disclosure for public company clients — CD&A drafting, Summary Compensation Tables, peer benchmarking inputs
- Work closely with HSE's active corporate/M&A team on deal-related compensation matters that flow consistently into the EBEC group
- Advise compensation committees on director compensation arrangements, clawback policies, performance-based compensation, and fringe benefit structures
- Step into client-facing work as your experience and seasoning allow, with real hands-on responsibility early in your tenure