Ben counsels both for profit and non-profit employers on a broad range of qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive compensation arrangements, and other employee benefit plans.
Ben is adept at helping design and implement employee benefit plans that are tailored to an organization's specific needs. He also provides advice on the ongoing administration of employee benefit plans, equity incentive plans, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans under Section 409A and Section 457, including compliance matters with respect to ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, and federal tax law.
Ben also specializes in advising clients in M&A transactional matters with respect to the challenges that arise from transitioning or terminating employee benefit plans, equity incentive plans and deferred compensation arrangements, negotiating purchase agreements, and golden parachute payment matters under Section 280G.
Prior to joining Holland & Hart, Ben was an attorney at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston, MA. In addition, Ben has over a decade of public accounting experience and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts.