Executive Compensation

Executive compensation used to be a board decision, made behind closed, walnut paneled doors. Now it can be front page news. Ice Miller's lawyers bring an understanding of tax law, labor law, securities law, and ERISA in the design of executive compensation programs, including stock options, ESOPS, phantom stock plans, golden parachutes, excess benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, "top-hat" plans, "rabbi" and secular trusts, and 457(f) deferred compensation plans.