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Susan E. Stoffer
Partner
201 17th Street NW
Suite 1700
Atlanta, GA 30363
Sue practices 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...
Sue practices 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.
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
- Partner with another AmLaw 100 law firm’s Atlanta office
- Previous work at a large international AmLaw 50 Firm in New York
- 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
- Partner with another AmLaw 100 law firm’s Atlanta office
- Previous work at a large international AmLaw 50 Firm in New York
- In-house employee benefits counsel for Time Warner Inc.
Articles & Speeches
Recognitions
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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Georgia (2021)
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 practices 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
- Partner with another AmLaw 100 law firm’s Atlanta office
- Previous work at a large international AmLaw 50 Firm in New York
- 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
-
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Georgia (2021)
- 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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