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Susan E. Stoffer
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201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Sue Stoffer is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Atlanta office practicing in executive compensation and employee benefits law. Sue has spent more than 25 years, including many years with a large international law firm based in New York, counseling clients on equity and non-equity incentive plans and complex retirement plan and...
Sue Stoffer is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Atlanta office practicing in executive compensation and employee benefits law. Sue has spent more than 25 years, including many years with a large international law firm based in New York, counseling clients on equity and non-equity incentive plans and complex retirement plan and health and welfare plan compliance issues. Sue also served as the in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc., assisting the company with challenging merger and acquisition issues as they related to a multitude of compensation and benefits arrangements covering a wide-spectrum of employee classifications.
health and welfare plan compliance issues. Sue also served as the in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc., assisting the company with challenging merger and acquisition issues as they related to a multitude of compensation and benefits arrangements covering a wide-spectrum of employee classifications.
Experience
Experience
- Experienced in executive compensation plan design and funding alternatives
- Experienced in Section 409A compliance and corrections, including compensation and benefits aspects of employment agreements and severance arrangements
- Counsels clients with respect to defined benefit and defined contribution plan design and complex testing issues, including qualified separate line of business testing
- Experienced in welfare plan compliance, PPACA healthcare reform, HIPAA, COBRA, and retiree welfare arrangements
- Counsels clients on benefits issues connected with PEOs and employee outsourcing arrangements
- Experience dealing with collectively bargained pension and healthcare issues, including negotiation of such matters
- Counsels clients with respect to ERISA fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, and ERISA disclosure compliance
- Experience with implementing IRS and DOL voluntary compliance corrections for qualified retirement plans
- Experienced in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous work for another Atlanta law firm
- Previous work at a large international firm headquartered in New York
- Served as in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, JD (1986)
- University of Illinois, BA (1980)
Admissions
- Georgia
- New York
Experience
- Experienced in executive compensation plan design and funding alternatives
- Experienced in Section 409A compliance and corrections, including compensation and benefits aspects of employment agreements and severance arrangements
- Counsels clients with respect to defined benefit and defined contribution plan design and complex testing issues, including qualified separate line of business testing
- Experienced in welfare plan compliance, PPACA healthcare reform, HIPAA, COBRA, and retiree welfare arrangements
- Counsels clients on benefits issues connected with PEOs and employee outsourcing arrangements
- Experience dealing with collectively bargained pension and healthcare issues, including negotiation of such matters
- Counsels clients with respect to ERISA fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, and ERISA disclosure compliance
- Experience with implementing IRS and DOL voluntary compliance corrections for qualified retirement plans
- Experienced in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous work for another Atlanta law firm
- Previous work at a large international firm headquartered in New York
- Served as in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc.
Articles & Speeches
Professional Activities
- Labor and Employment Section, Employee Benefits Committee, American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Plan Design, Qualification, and Administration (2003-2007)
- Editor and Contributing Author, Employee Benefits Law
- IRS Employee Plans Council (Alumnus, Gulf Coast Region)
- Executive Resource Board, Lee Hecht Harrison
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
- Pension Editorial Advisory Board, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business — CCH and Aspen Publishers
Sue Stoffer is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Atlanta office practicing in executive compensation and employee benefits law. Sue has spent more than 25 years, including many years with a large international law firm based in New York, counseling clients on equity and non-equity incentive plans and complex retirement plan and... health and welfare plan compliance issues. Sue also served as the in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc., assisting the company with challenging merger and acquisition issues as they related to a multitude of compensation and benefits arrangements covering a wide-spectrum of employee classifications.
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.Experience
- Experienced in executive compensation plan design and funding alternatives
- Experienced in Section 409A compliance and corrections, including compensation and benefits aspects of employment agreements and severance arrangements
- Counsels clients with respect to defined benefit and defined contribution plan design and complex testing issues, including qualified separate line of business testing
- Experienced in welfare plan compliance, PPACA healthcare reform, HIPAA, COBRA, and retiree welfare arrangements
- Counsels clients on benefits issues connected with PEOs and employee outsourcing arrangements
- Experience dealing with collectively bargained pension and healthcare issues, including negotiation of such matters
- Counsels clients with respect to ERISA fiduciary issues, prohibited transactions, and ERISA disclosure compliance
- Experience with implementing IRS and DOL voluntary compliance corrections for qualified retirement plans
- Experienced in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions
Previous Professional Experience
- Previous work for another Atlanta law firm
- Previous work at a large international firm headquartered in New York
- Served as in-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc.
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, JD (1986)
- University of Illinois, BA (1980)
Admissions
- Georgia
- New York
Practice Areas
- Labor and Employment Section, Employee Benefits Committee, American Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Plan Design, Qualification, and Administration (2003-2007)
- Editor and Contributing Author, Employee Benefits Law
- IRS Employee Plans Council (Alumnus, Gulf Coast Region)
- Executive Resource Board, Lee Hecht Harrison
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
- Pension Editorial Advisory Board, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business — CCH and Aspen Publishers
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