Husch Blackwell LLP advises employers, fiduciaries and financial service providers on the design, implementation and administration of executive compensation and employee benefit arrangements. The team handles a broad range of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare programs, ESOPs, incentive compensation and severance arrangements. Craig Kovarik leads the team from the Kansas City office and specializes in ERISA tax compliance. Key figures in the team include Alan Kandel, who is experienced in ESOP matters in St Louis; David Eckhardt, who has extensive 409A expertise in Milwaukee; and Molly Hobbs, who is a retirement and health plan design specialist in Denver.
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Key clients
- Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA)
- Jupiter Power LLC
- Prospero Staff Capital
- SureCo
Work highlights
Acting as transactional counsel for Global Technology Industry Association (GTIA), previously known as the CompTIA, in the sale of its brand information technology certification and training business and products to H.I.G. Capital and Thoma Bravo.
Represented Prospero Staff Capital, a private equity vehicle co-led by Ted Kellner and Chris Jamroz, in acquiring a majority stake in Roadrunner Transportation Services.
Practice head
Craig Kovarik
Other key lawyers
Alan Kandel; David Eckhardt; Molly Hobbs