Mr. Vanesse concentrates his practice in employee benefits, with an emphasis on executive compensation and corporate reorganizations. He represents publicly and privately held companies (including tax-exempt entities) in the design, drafting, administration and termination of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans (including defined contribution, defined benefit and hybrid plans), deferred compensation arrangements, and all aspects of equity-based or other performance-based compensation. He also represents companies, management teams and individual executives in the negotiation and drafting of employment agreements and severance agreements.
Mr. Vanesse has lectured on employee benefit matters, including severance plans and executive compensation issues in mergers and acquisitions at John Marshall Law School.