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Jeffrey Ross

Jeffrey Ross

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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

United States • Labor and employment

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Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP is recognised for its deep expertise in executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA-related matters, regularly advising on high-value M&A, capital markets, and restructuring transactions. The firm’s compensation team plays a key role in public and private acquisitions, IPOs, and asset management transactions, providing strategic counsel on employment agreements, fiduciary responsibilities, and regulatory compliance. The team is particularly adept at structuring compensation packages in corporate transactions, including governance reviews, early retirement planning, and regulatory filings. The New York-based team is headed by Jeffrey Ross , with Amy Blackman  and Andrea Pollak  bringing additional strength in investment fund structuring and regulatory compliance, regularly advising on fund financings and asset management transactions.
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Executive Compensation & ERISA

Position

Mr. Ross is an Executive Compensation & ERISA partner, chair of the department, resident in the Firm’s New York office. He focuses his practice on ERISA fiduciary matters, with particular emphasis on the application of ERISA’s fiduciary and prohibited transaction rules to the structuring, operation and administration of a wide range of private investment funds and investment management arrangements. He counsels extensively regarding ERISA’s “plan asset” regulation and routinely assists clients wishing to operate plan asset hedge funds in compliance with ERISA. More generally, he has experience with a broad variety of benefits and compensation matters and the numerous federal and state laws that govern the field. In this regard, he often assists in the negotiation of employment, non-competition and severance agreements as well as equity-based compensation arrangements. Clients also frequently call upon him to advise on the employee benefits and executive compensation matters arising in connection with mergers and acquisitions and related transactions.

Career

Mr. Ross joined Fried Frank in 2008 and became a partner in 2009.

Memberships
Mr. Ross is on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section as the Co-Chair of Employee Benefits and also serves as a board member of The Jewish Community Project Downtown.
Education

Mr. Ross received his JD from New York University School of Law in 2001, where he was the associate editor of the Moot Court Casebook, and his BA from Yale University in 1998, cum laude.

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  • 'Trusted legal advice that is sound and commercial. Excellent judgment and strong understanding of business marketplace. Collaborative and solutions oriented. Always reliable and timely with their services.' 'Jeff Ross is outstanding and an absolute go-to. His team is strong and impressive as well.'