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February 18, 2021
Chambers Global Recognizes Nelson Mullins Attorneys
Kathryn B. Solley
Of Counsel
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Kathy focuses her practice on executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA law. She works with public and private companies and their employee benefits needs and has worked as in-house counsel with a large electric public utility in the northeast and then with a large, publicly traded multinational corporation. She also advises governmental pension plans and tax...
Kathy focuses her practice on executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA law. She works with public and private companies and their employee benefits needs and has worked as in-house counsel with a large electric public utility in the northeast and then with a large, publicly traded multinational corporation. She also advises governmental pension plans and tax exempt entities on employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
exempt entities on employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
Experience
- Has served clients on legal matters pertaining to employee benefits and executive compensation, including nonqualified deferred compensation plans, defined benefit pension plans, 401(k) plans, group health plans, and stock options, as well as fiduciary counseling under ERISA
- Has counseled on day-to-day plan administration as well as the impact of employee benefits and compensation for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Drafted one of the first cash balance pension plans and has followed the changing legal environment for such hybrid plans
- Has guided clients through 401(k) plan corrections, including negotiating filings and closing agreements with the Internal Revenue Service
- Fiduciary counseling focuses on benefit plan committees, both administrative and investment, and their members
- Has advised clients on Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and reporting, including strategies for identifying full-time employee status
- Has served as counsel to the pension board of a governmental pension plan, with a focus on improvement of administrative processes and open record issues
Education
- New York University School of Law, JD
- Yale University, BA, cum laude
Admissions
- Georgia
- New York
- Has served clients on legal matters pertaining to employee benefits and executive compensation, including nonqualified deferred compensation plans, defined benefit pension plans, 401(k) plans, group health plans, and stock options, as well as fiduciary counseling under ERISA
- Has counseled on day-to-day plan administration as well as the impact of employee benefits and compensation for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Drafted one of the first cash balance pension plans and has followed the changing legal environment for such hybrid plans
- Has guided clients through 401(k) plan corrections, including negotiating filings and closing agreements with the Internal Revenue Service
- Fiduciary counseling focuses on benefit plan committees, both administrative and investment, and their members
- Has advised clients on Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and reporting, including strategies for identifying full-time employee status
- Has served as counsel to the pension board of a governmental pension plan, with a focus on improvement of administrative processes and open record issues
Articles & Speeches
Recognitions
- Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta Volunteer of the Year (2018)
- 21st Century Leaders Spirit of Leadership Award (2017)
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Georgia
Leadership
- Trustee, Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta
- Former Secretary and Member of 21st Century Leaders’ Executive Committee
- Past President, Southern Employee Benefits Conference (now Southern Benefits Educational Network or SBEN)
- Former Board Member, National Women in Pensions
- Former Board Member, Peachtree-Atlanta Kiwanis Club
Kathy focuses her practice on executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA law. She works with public and private companies and their employee benefits needs and has worked as in-house counsel with a large electric public utility in the northeast and then with a large, publicly traded multinational corporation. She also advises governmental pension plans and tax... exempt entities on employee benefits and executive compensation matters.
Experience
Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.- Has served clients on legal matters pertaining to employee benefits and executive compensation, including nonqualified deferred compensation plans, defined benefit pension plans, 401(k) plans, group health plans, and stock options, as well as fiduciary counseling under ERISA
- Has counseled on day-to-day plan administration as well as the impact of employee benefits and compensation for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures
- Drafted one of the first cash balance pension plans and has followed the changing legal environment for such hybrid plans
- Has guided clients through 401(k) plan corrections, including negotiating filings and closing agreements with the Internal Revenue Service
- Fiduciary counseling focuses on benefit plan committees, both administrative and investment, and their members
- Has advised clients on Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance and reporting, including strategies for identifying full-time employee status
- Has served as counsel to the pension board of a governmental pension plan, with a focus on improvement of administrative processes and open record issues
Education
- New York University School of Law, JD
- Yale University, BA, cum laude
Admissions
- Georgia
- New York
Practice Areas
- Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta Volunteer of the Year (2018)
- 21st Century Leaders Spirit of Leadership Award (2017)
- State Bar of Georgia
- Trustee, Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta
- Former Secretary and Member of 21st Century Leaders’ Executive Committee
- Past President, Southern Employee Benefits Conference (now Southern Benefits Educational Network or SBEN)
- Former Board Member, National Women in Pensions
- Former Board Member, Peachtree-Atlanta Kiwanis Club
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