Melissa Jester Spohn

Missy’s practice focuses on executive compensation, employee benefits, public company compensation and securities law disclosures required by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and compensation or benefits issues related to mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and other corporate transactions. She advises a wide variety of public and private companies on various aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits. A significant portion of her practice involves advising clients on the design, implementation, and administration of deferred compensation plans and arrangements, stock option plans, other equity or cash-based incentive plans, tax-qualified plans, non-qualified plans, executive employment agreements, and consulting agreements.