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LIZA J. HECHT, ESQ.
Senior Counsel |
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Contact Information:
636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 2F
Short Hills, NJ 07078
P. 973.564.9100 F. 973.564.9112
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Liza J. Hecht has over 19 years of legal and consulting experience regarding the application of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA to a broad array of employee benefit plans. Working with US-based employers and employees, as well as global corporations and cross-border employees, Ms. Hecht has consulted on the design, implementation and operation of numerous programs, including executive compensation arrangements, such as equity (stock options, stock appreciation rights, employee stock purchase plans, restricted stock and phantom stock) and traditional deferred compensation plans, severance pay arrangements, retirement plans (401(k), SERPs, pensions) and welfare benefit programs. She has extensive experience drafting plan documents and summary plan descriptions, as well as performing due diligence and transitional consulting with respect to employee benefit programs in corporate transactions. Ms. Hecht has successfully represented companies before the Internal Revenue Service in connection with operational failures of their qualified plans and consulted on correction procedures. |
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| Professional Activities: |
Member, American Bar Association and New York State Bar Association |
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| Recent Speaking Engagements: |
Speaker, Employee Benefits Issues for Global Employees, Rothstein Kass Roundtable on Global Employee Best Practices (May, 2006) |
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| Recent Publications: |
Retirement Benefits Issues for Global Employees, Journal of International Taxation (November 2007) |
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Co-Author, Global Stock Plans: Practical Steps for Achieving the Corporate Objective, Journal of Compensation and Benefits (Summer 2001) |
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| Professional Experience: |
Nukk-Freeman & Cerra, P.C., Short Hills, NJ
Senior Counsel (January 2009 - Present)
Liza J. Hecht, Esq., New York , NY
Sole Practitioner (October 2003 to January 2009)
Deloitte, New York , NY
Principal (June 2000 - September 2003)
Senior Manager (September 1997 - June 2000)
Manager (September 1994 - September 1997)
Senior Consultant (June 1993 - 1994)
Pullman & Comley, Bridgeport CT
Associate (September 1990 - June 1993) |
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| Education: |
The George Washington University National Law Center (J.D., Honors, Legal Research & Writing , 1990)
University of Rochester (B.A., 1985)
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| Admissions: |
State of Connecticut, 1990
State of New York, 1991
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| Civic/Charitable Activities: |
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Member, Executive Board South Mountain School Parent Teacher Organization |
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