Schiff Hardin has a focused group of professionals working with highly compensated executives of public and private companies. Our practitioners have been recognized as leaders across the country as "personal general counsel" for Fortune 500 executives and successful entrepreneurs in private businesses.
We provide:
- Attorney client privileged advice
- Executive compensation including wealth transference and securities law advice
- Tax minimization strategies
- Insurance and life insurance trusts, including "split-dollar" plans
- Comprehensive legacy planning
- Coordination of multiple professional services (e.g., accounting, investment management, insurance.)
Our customized process provides for planning over a timeline that takes an executive and her family through the major crossroads of life with the end goal of protecting the family's wealth and creating trusts and other legal structures that enhance family goals.
Implementation
Many companies have recognized the need for this service and have arranged for Schiff Hardin attorneys to meet on a one-to-one basis with select key executives. In addition, companies have underwritten the costs of these services (or a significant portion) as part of a benefit package offered for those executives. We work with compensation committees and human resource departments to determine the best method for each company and executive.