Mr Matthew Grunert > Bracewell LLP > Houston, United States > Lawyer Profile

Bracewell LLP
711 LOUISIANA STREET
STE 2300
HOUSTON, TX 77002
TEXAS
United States

Position

Matt Grunert advises clients on a broad range of compensation and employee benefits matters for public and closely-held companies, as well as private equity funds and portfolio companies. He has vast experience counseling clients with the design, implementation and on-going operation of Section 409A non-qualified deferred compensation plans and equity compensation arrangements, including stock options, restricted stock, phantom stock, Section 162(m) grandfathering issues and partnership profits interests. Matt also regularly counsels both companies and executives with the negotiation and drafting of executive compensation arrangements, including employment agreements, retention and severance agreements and change-in-control arrangements.

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2005; Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D.; 2004, Order of the Coif, Trinity University, B.A., 1998

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

Bracewell LLP ’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits. Led by team partner Matthew Grunert  , who oversees the department from Houston, the practice advises public and private companies, as well as private equity funds and portfolio companies, primarily in the energy sector. The team provides counsel on structuring executive compensation packages, negotiating employment transfer terms, and ensuring compliance with corporate governance and securities regulations.