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Jackson Lewis P.C. Offices
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BALTIMORE MD 21209
MARYLAND
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Joy Napier-Joyce
Work Department
Employee Benefits
Position
Principal and Co-Leader of the Employee Benefits practice group
Career
Joy M. Napier-Joyce is a principal in the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is co-leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits practice group.
Joy counsels clients in a broad range of benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She also assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, health plans, flexible spending accounts, group insurance products, COBRA and HIPAA. Joy has a particular focus on assisting employers with the various compliance requirements associated with federal health care reform and has been a frequent speaker on the topic. Her practice also includes advice on non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements and other executive compensation matters, including issues related to compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
As part of her practice, Joy frequently assists clients with a variety of benefits issues arising in corporate mergers and acquisitions and restructurings of all forms. This includes analyzing benefits risks for buyers, handling plan corrections and terminations, strategizing and implementing benefits arrangements post-closing and advising on controlled group considerations.
Joy represents clients in dealings with the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor, including EPCRS applications, private letter rulings, determination letter applications and plan audits. She negotiates with outside benefits providers, including prototype plan sponsors, third party administrators, insurers, actuaries and auditors. She also counsels both public and private clients on a wide array of tax and securities law issues in relation to equity-based arrangements.
During law school, Joy was the book review and topics editor for the Boston University Law Review.
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- American Benefits Council, Board Advisory Council Member
- Law360’s Benefits Editorial Advisory Board (2021)
- Maryland State Bar Association
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
Jackson Lewis P.C. advises a diverse range of clients such as Howard University and Equinor USA on a wide range of employee benefit matters. The firm has been active on a number of current market trends, such as handling issues arising after the Dobbs v Jackson decision. Baltimore’s Joy Napier-Joyce, who has considerable expertise in employee benefits, and New York’s Melissa Ostrower, who concentrates on general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans and nonqualified retirement plans, lead the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design