“We really enjoy working with NFC.  They are exceptionally knowledgeable, responsive, always available, and entirely dedicated to the success of their clients.  As a partner, they continually provide exceptional value to our company in areas of employment law, risk mitigation, HR Infrastructure, and strategic advisement.  They continue to be an excellent resource and we recommend them highly to all employers.”

-Director of Corporate Services, REO Allegiance Inc., Inc.

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We offer a full array of legal and consulting services with respect to employee benefits and executive compensation matters in an ever-changing and heavily regulated area. Our attorneys serve all types of employers, ranging from multinational corporations to closely-held businesses.

We have deep expertise in executive compensation and retirement, fringe benefit and welfare benefit plans.

Below are just some of the services we provide:

  • Consulting on the design, implementation and operation of numerous executive compensation arrangements, such as equity and traditional deferred compensation plans for U.S. and foreign national employees.

  • Consulting on health care benefit plan design and operations, including compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HIPAA and COBRA.

  • Identifying and correcting operational defects or fiduciary violations in accordance with government sanctioned correction programs and representing plan sponsors before the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of Labor.

  • Reviewing executive compensation and severance arrangements for compliance with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (409A) and creating action plans to ensure compliance.

  • Consulting on design, implementation and operation of retirement plans (401(k), SERPs, pensions), including alternative planning for foreign national employees.

  • Training fiduciaries on administrative procedures for operating employee benefit plans.

  • Performing due diligence and transition consulting with respect to executive compensation and benefit arrangements in corporate transactions.

  • Supporting client human resources executives in creating business case for changes in compensation and benefit plan design, including competitor data and cost analysis.

  • Analyzing and providing written opinions on complex tax and ERISA issues in connection with employee benefit plans.

  • Drafting plan documents and summary plan descriptions.