Christen Sewell counsels companies and individuals on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, equity-based compensation arrangements, non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements, executive employment and consulting agreements, and mergers and acquisitions. She advises companies of all sizes (both public and private) in a diverse array of industries.
Ms. Sewell enjoys working with clients to keep their benefit programs competitive and to meet the changing needs of their diverse workforces. Due to the depth and breadth of her practice, she is well-positioned to advise companies on all of their benefit needs, including the day-to-day compliance issues that affect the full spectrum of their benefit programs; integration of employees and legacy benefits acquired through mergers and acquisitions; and strategic planning and implementation of new plan designs and benefit programs.
When companies find themselves facing complex problems, Ms. Sewell has experience navigating the diverse and reticulated laws governing benefits and compensation to find practical solutions, and when necessary, negotiate resolutions with federal agencies.