A member of the firm’s Global Corporate Group, Ian’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits matters in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other transactions, primarily with respect to private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. He also advises clients on the design, implementation, and disclosure and taxation of equity and cash-based incentive compensation, deferred compensation programs, retention and transaction-based bonus programs, and the negotiation of executive employment, change in control, and separation agreements. Ian has expertise in the taxation rules governing executive compensation, including Code Sections 83, 280G, and 409A.
Experience
Representative matters
Recognitions
Ranked in Chambers USA for New York Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, 2025. Selection methodology displayed on chambers.com.*
Ranked in Chambers USA as Up and Coming for New York Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, 2024. Selection methodology displayed on chambers.com.*
Selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for Employee Benefits, 2024. Selection methodology displayed on superlawyers.com.*
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Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, 2012, LL.M., in Taxation with Certificate in Employee Benefits Law
- Hofstra University School of Law, 2011, J.D.
- University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2008, B.S.
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
- New Jersey