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Susan Powell chairs the firm's Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits group. Her practice includes designing, drafting and implementing compensation plans and programs, with a focus on related tax planning and securities compliance issues. She counsels companies and individuals in the negotiation of employment, separation and non-competition agreements. In addition, a significant part of her practice involves advising companies on the compensation, ERISA and employee benefits issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions and in connection with ongoing operations. Ms. Powell represents public and private companies of all sizes in a variety of industries
Education
Columbia Law School (J.D. 1996)
Stone Scholar
New York University (B.S. 1989, Cum Laude)
Bar Admissions
New York, 1997
Connecticut, 2001
Professional and Civic Activities, Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
Sections on Taxation and Labor & Employment
President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Classes/Seminars Taught
Highlights of the New Incentive Stock Option Regulations, June 2003, Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Code Section 409A Deferred Compensation Updates, April 2007, Fairfield County Bar Association
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