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Employee benefits and executive compensation, severance, employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions, benefits-related labor relations issues, and proceedings before government agencies (e.g., IRS, DOL, PBGC) with respect to benefits and compensation matters. Ms. Strong has extensive employee benefits experience, and she advises clients with respect to, and drafts, all types of executive compensation programs and employee benefits, including qualified and nonqualified retirement, profit sharing, stock bonus, and 401(k) plans. She also advises clients with respect to, and drafts, welfare plans (e.g., health, dental, cafeteria, flex accounts, and employee assistance programs), fringe benefits, and perquisites and with respect to both insured and self-insured arrangements. Ms. Strong represents corporations and executives in connection with executive, board, and management compensation issues, including all types of stock and cash compensation and deferral programs. She works with plan sponsors, trust departments and plan administrators on fiduciary, tax, securities, trust, and corporate law issues relating to benefits and compensation. Ms. Strong represents public companies and assists in the preparation and review of all public reporting obligations, corporate governance matters and other issues related to their public company status, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and listing standards. Seminars:Addressing Corporate Governance Reforms, Corporate Governance, Internal Control and Accounting Issues,Lorman Education Services, Birmingham, Alabama, May 2004 The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Lorman Education Services, Birmingham, Alabama, April 2005 Employee Benefits Issues of Sarbanes-Oxley, Lorman Education Services, Birmingham, Alabama, May 24, 2006 Prior To Maynard Cooper: Prior to attending law school, Ms. Strong worked in the financial services and consulting industries.
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