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Amy Hwang

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T 206.757.8194 Seattle
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Amy Hwang counsels clients on executive compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA issues. She helps companies navigate the complexities of the Tax Code and ERISA to develop practical but creative incentive programs and other compensation programs for employees, directors, and consultants.

Amy advises employers on the design and administration of nonqualified executive compensation arrangements for both for-profits and nonprofits, including equity compensation programs, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and Section 457(b) and 457(f) plans for tax-exempt and governmental employers, as well as the impact of Tax Code Section 409A on such plans. She also helps employers establish and maintain compliant tax-qualified retirement plans and health and welfare plans. Amy negotiates executive employment and severance agreements on behalf of employers and employees. She has a depth of experience in assisting public and private companies with benefits and compensation matters in mergers and acquisitions. Amy regularly reviews deal documents for clients in the food and beverage, restaurant, and technology sectors.

Practice Highlights

Equity compensation

Designing and drafting a variety of equity compensation arrangements, including stock option, restricted stock, restricted stock unit, and phantom stock plans for corporations as well as profits interest plans for limited liability companies.

Benefits issues in business transactions

Advising acquirers and sellers on the treatment of equity compensation, incentive compensation agreements, golden parachute payments, and benefit plan mergers and terminations in connection with mergers and acquisitions.

Retirement plan corrections

Assisting plan sponsors with plan corrections with and plan audits by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor.

Executive Compensation Experience

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Admitted to Practice

  • Washington, 2007

Education

  • J.D., New York University School of Law, 2007
    • Staff Director, Journal of Law & Business
    • NCPL Research Fellow in Philanthropy and the Law
  • B.A., Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Economics, Northwestern University, 1998, magna cum laude
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Memberships & Affiliations

    • Western Pension and Benefits Conference
    • Board of Directors, Asian Bar Association of Washington, 2010-2011
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