The employee benefits and executive compensation team at Proskauer Rose LLP has multifaceted capabilities, advising clients on both complex matters that large organizations face on a day-to-day basis, as well as high value business transactions. The firm is well-known for having a strong geographic focus on the East Coast, particularly in Washington DC and New York. In Washington DC, Seth Safra acts as the practice head and the point of contact for many Fortune 500 companies.. Justin Alex is adept at advising clients on single-employer and multiemployer pension plans. Alex is also based in Washington DC. Working from New York, Michael Album focuses his practice on the full range of executive compensation matters. Robert Projansky, also working from New York, specializes in working on employee benefit matters within the entertainment industry. In New Orleans, Jennifer Rigterink is a specialist in employee benefit tax and ERISA issues. In New York, Katrina McCann regularly assists on retirement and welfare plans.
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‘Top-notch professionals in all areas of the law.’
‘Robert Projansky is exceptional. His familiarity with applicable law and his ability to explain its applicability to many fact patterns is reassuring. His calm, patient but firm demeanor instills confidence in our decisions.’
‘In addition to being technically excellent, Proskauer and its attorneys understand our corporate culture, which is very helpful.’
‘Michael Album is a good listener and constantly provides legal advice with common sense and a practical perspective. ’
Kernmandanten
- Citigroup Inc.
- Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)
- Screen Actors Guild-Producers
- Producer-Writers Guild
- AFTRA Retirement Fund
- American Federation of Musicians & Employers’ Pension Fund
- IAM National Pension Fund
- Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO)
- Henry Schein, Inc.
- National Basketball Association
Highlight-Mandate
- Representing the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Health Plan, the Screen Actors Guild-Producers Pension Plan, Producer-Writers Guild Health and Pension Plans, AFTRA Retirement Fund and multiple Broadway funds on all aspects of benefits plans, complex investments and withdrawal liability matters.
- Serving as the principal outside attorneys advising on investments for Citigroup Inc.’s $13.5+ billion defined benefit pension plan and $20+ billion 401(k) plan.
- Providing benefits advice to The Metropolitan Opera Association, one of the largest classical music organizations in North America, on issues pertaining to retirement plans, as well as health and welfare plans, including providing advice with respect to health care reform.
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Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Praxisleitung
Seth Safra
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Justin Alex; Michael Album; Jennifer Rigternik; Robert Projansky; Katrina McCann