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Michael A. Katz is a Special Counsel and also a member of the Firm's Executive Compensation and Benefits Group. He provides guidance to both publicly traded and privately held clients on a wide variety of matters in the area of executive compensation and employee benefits, including compliance with ERISA, tax, corporate, federal and state securities laws, and other laws and regulations affecting employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements. Mr. Katz has significant experience in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers, acquisition, divestitures and financing transactions. Mr. Katz is the co-author of "Are Keogh Plan Funds Protected from Creditors?" (The New York Law Journal); "Federal Securities Registration Issues for Stock Option Plans of Private Companies" (Compensation & Benefits Review); "Parachute Check" (The Daily Deal); "IRS Issues Long-Awaited Proposed Golden Parachute Rules" (The Corporate Officers & Directors Liability Litigation Reporter); and "IRA Owners Are Seeking Alternate Investment Opportunities" (The New Jersey Law Journal). He has also lectured at seminars sponsored by the American Management Association and the Law Education Institute. | 