Winston & Strawn LLP ’s employee benefits and executive compensation team is well-versed in handling transactional and regulatory matters for a diverse client base, including Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, and financial institutions. Led by Joseph Adams in Chicago and Scott Landau in New York, the team provides strategic counsel on ERISA, incentive equity, and executive compensation issues in complex M&A and restructuring deals. The team offers expertise in compensation arrangements, severance plans, and compliance matters. The firm has been engaged in significant transactions, assisting clients with high-value deals and navigating evolving regulatory frameworks. Maria Kenny , based in New York, advises public and private companies, private equity clients, while also assisting with executive employment agreements, severance plans, equity arrangements, non-qualified retirement plans, and welfare benefit plans.
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Key clients
- Argand Partners
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Century Park Capital Partners
- Court Square Capital Partners
- Crowe LLP
- Danfoss
- Eos Partners
- Gartner
- GenNx360 Capital Partners
- Hudson Hill Capital
Work highlights
Advoised ShelterPoint Group on its sale to Protective Life Corporation.
Represented Crowe LLP in all employment, labor, executive compensation, incentive equity, and employee benefit matters throughout the sale of Crowe Healthcare Consulting to TPG.
Advised TPG Global, LLC in connection with all employee benefit aspects relating to its acquisition of Angelo Gordon.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Maria Kenny
Practice head
Scott Landau, Joseph S. Adams
Other key lawyers
Maria Kenny; Jennifer Stadler; Jessica Diedrich