Executive Compensation Attorney

What we're looking for:

We're seeking a mid-level executive compensation attorney with 1–7 years of substantive experience in executive compensation, employee benefits, or tax with a comp/benefits focus. You should be comfortable working in a lean, collaborative group handling sophisticated public and private company matters — equity plans, 409A, 280G, M&A executive comp, and proxy disclosure — and have a track record of delivering technically precise, client-ready work. Bonus points if you hold an LL.M. in Taxation and have direct experience with IRC §§83, 280G, 409A, 457(f), and 457A.

What you'll do:

• Draft and negotiate executive employment agreements, severance agreements, and change-in-control protections for public and private company clients
• Design and document equity compensation plans — stock options, RSUs, performance shares, profits interests — across both private and public company contexts
• Advise on executive compensation issues in M&A transactions, including §280G golden parachute analysis, equity treatment at closing, severance triggers, and transaction bonuses
• Handle compliance work under IRC §§83, 280G, 409A, 457(f), and 457A, including nonqualified deferred compensation plan design and administration
• Support proxy compensation disclosure for public company clients — CD&A drafting, Summary Compensation Tables, peer benchmarking inputs
• Work closely with HSE's active corporate/M&A team on deal-related compensation matters that flow consistently into the EBEC group
• Advise compensation committees on director compensation arrangements, clawback policies, performance-based compensation, and fringe benefit structures
• Step into client-facing work as your experience and seasoning allow, with real hands-on responsibility early in your tenure