ArentFox Schiff‘s employee benefit and executive compensation department provides reliable counsel to clients across a range of industries on all questions relating to plan design, well-regarded for its efficacy and clarity in communication. From Washington DC the team is led by Quana Jew, praised for her ’analytical and practical guidance’, and is highly regarded for expertise in tax, regulatory and design issues applicable to pension, ESOP, and executive compensation plans. She is joined by New York’s Mamta Shah, who excels in all facets of employee benefit plan design and implementation during the context of mergers and acquisitions, and from Chicago by Brian Friederich, an expert in benefits, onboarding and separation, and the selection and implementation of retirement plan offerings.
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‘Their ERISA and Benefits expertise is top notch. Their employee relations team knows our business structure and helps us navigate employee relations and policy matters.’
‘Quana Jew is amazing. She is an expert in her field, knows our plans and helps us navigate issues with both analytical and practical guidance.’
Key clients
- Vox Media
- Monumental Sports & Entertainment
- American Bankers Association
- RTI International
- AARP
- Monsanto Company/Bayer Corporation
- Carl Zeiss, Inc.
- Choice Hotels International
- Panda Restaurant Group
- Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
Work highlights
- Retained to advise Vox on all of its employee benefits plans, including its retirement, health and welfare, and fringe benefit plans.
- Serving as sole outside benefits counsel to AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons and one of the largest non-profit organizations in the US.
- Serving as sole outside counsel to RTI for all its retirement, health and welfare, and executive deferred compensation plans.
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Practice head
Quana Jew; Mamta Shah; Brian Friederich