Douglas S. Pelley

Douglas Pelley assists clients with all aspects of the establishment, administration and termination of employee benefit plans, including compliance with IRS, DOL and PBGC regulations. He regularly counsels clients on the application of ERISA’s fiduciary duty and prohibited transaction rules to the administration of ERISA-covered plans, the design and marketing of products and services by financial institutions to employee benefit plans and IRAs, and to the structure and operation of the investment vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity funds, in which plans and IRAs invest. He also advises on compensation and benefits issues in the M&A context, including bankruptcy reorganization. He has extensive experience with deferred compensation, severance and golden parachute agreements, and incentive and equity compensation arrangements.