Mr Robert Flanagan > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Offices
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CHICAGO, IL 60606 - 6448
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Mr Robert Flanagan
Work Department
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation; Retirement Plans; Equity & Executive Compensation; Health & Welfare Benefit Plans
Position
Mr. Flanagan is a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. He serves as lead counsel to many companies, both public and closely held, as well as tax-exempt organizations. He counsels these entities with regard to statutory and regulatory compliance matters, fiduciary governance and contract negotiations. He also advises companies regarding qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, as well as cash and equity-based incentive compensation programs.
Memberships
American Bar Association (Section of Taxation, Pensions Subcommittee); American Benefits Council; Chicago Bar Association; IRS Great Lakes Area Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TE/GE) Council
Education
J.D., Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1990) with honors; B.A., University of Illinois (1987)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (nonprofit and tax exempt organizations)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Government > Government contracts
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious