14 Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2026 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© - The Wagner Law Group Press Release, August 21, 2025 (PDF)
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The Wagner Law Group’s Washington, D.C. Office Benefits Bulletin Newsletter
Welcome to the inaugural edition of our Washington D.C. newsletter, which will address legislative and regulatory issues through the prism of The Wagner Law Group’s Washington D.C. expertise. Our...
Executive Compensation in Volatile Times: Advice for Privately-held Companies and Their Executives
by Mark Poerio From tariffs to cash flows, small business owners may feel that mid-2025 warrants attention to how key employees are compensated and retained. Formula-based bonuses may need...
A Sampling of Compensation and Other Strategies for Small Businesses in a World of Big Changes
The value of a business can depend to a large degree on motivating and retaining key employees. Despite the high stakes, it is remarkably common to encounter owners who rely on informal practices to...
Executive Compensation 2025 – On the Watch for Things Past as Prologue
The 2024 Election already portends transformative consequences for federal agencies, some of which may extend to executive compensation. Among the possible impacts, agency staffing levels are in...
The Wagner Law Group’s Washington, D.C. Office: Experience, Savvy, And Leadership
The Wagner Law Group’s Washington, D.C. Office has continued to grow, adding Michael Schloss, EBSA’s former Director of Enforcement and before that a career ERISA litigator with the Office of the...
Change-in-Control Severance and Elon Musk: Why You Need a Springing Rabbi … Trust
On August 10th, Elon Musk made national headlines due to a lawsuit that Business Today heralded as “Former Twitter executive sues Elon Musk's X for $20 million in unpaid shares.” The article reports...
12 Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
12 Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© - The Wagner Law Group Press Release, Marcia Wagner, Thomas Clark, Jr., Andrew Oringer, Harold...
Key Employee Incentives: From Design to Implementation
Key Employee Incentives: From Design to Implementation - Mark Poerio, panelist, CPAAcademy.org webinar, July, 10, 2024, 4;00 - 5:00 PM (EDT) - Click here for details and registration
FTC Ban On Noncompetes: 7 Things Employees & Executives Must Know
FTC Ban On Noncompetes: 7 Things Employees & Executives Must Know - Quoting WLG Law Alert by Katherine Brustowicz, David Gabor, Johanna Matloff, Mark Poerio, Andrew Oringer, and Virginia...
Ban on Non-Competition Agreements – What Employers Need to Know and Do Now
Introduction On April 23, 2024 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a proposed final rule which bans new non-competition clauses in employment contracts for most workers across...
New Fire for Enforcing Forfeiture-for-Competition Provisions
By Mark Poerio and Jordan Mamorsky The enforceability of non-compete provisions continues to be in the national spotlight. In a very recent Delaware Supreme Court decision, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P....
11 Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2024 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Boston, MA, August 17, 2023 – The Wagner Law Group, widely recognized as the country’s top ERISA and employee benefits law firm, is delighted to announce that 11 of its attorneys will be recognized...
Code Section 457(f) Conundrum: How to Handle Past Year Mistakes (from Vesting)
Code Section 457(f) Conundrum: How to Handle Past Year Mistakes (from Vesting) - Mark Poerio and Barry Salkin, LexisNexis Practical Guidance, March 31, 2023
Avoiding Nonqualified Plan Traps: Key Considerations for ERISA Counsel and Employers
Avoiding Nonqualified Plan Traps: Key Considerations for ERISA Counsel and Employers - Mark Poerio, Strafford Live CLE webinar, March 23, 2023, 1:00 - 2:30 PM (EDT) - Click here for details
Avoiding Nonqualified Plan Traps: Key Considerations for ERISA Counsel and Employers
Avoiding Nonqualified Plan Traps: Key Considerations for ERISA Counsel and Employers - Mark Poerio, panelist, Strafford live CLE webinar, January 25, 2023 1:00 - 2:30 PM (EST) - Click here for details
Pay for Performance 2022: From Disclosure to Execution … to Retention
By Mark Poerio Tight labor markets tend to sharpen loyalty issues, as employers compete for an edge by which to retain — and motivate — their key employees. It does not take rocket science to defuse...
Nine Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group to be Recognized in 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
Boston, MA, August 18, 2022 – The Wagner Law Group, widely recognized as the country’s top ERISA and employee benefits law firm, is delighted to announce that nine of its attorneys will be...
409A Checklist for Employment Agreements
It has been over 15 years since Congress enacted Internal Revenue Code §409A, and compliance has become generally routine for traditional deferred compensation and other non-qualified plans. Most...
The Wagner Law Group Now Has 11 Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel – A Nationwide High
We are very proud to share that our firm now includes 10 Fellows of the prestigious American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel...
Executive Compensation in Volatile Times: Advice for Privately-held Companies and Their Executives
Executive Compensation in Volatile Times: Advice for Privately-held Companies and Their Executives - Mark Poerio,The Wagner Law Group webinar, January 20, 2020 - Click here for PowerPoint Presentation
Being Smart About M&A-Related Benefit Plan and Employment Issues
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Rabbi Trusts – When to ask. What to get.
By Mark Poerio A recent Law360 headline brought rabbi trusts immediately to mind. It reads "Ex-Manufacturing Co. CEO Says He's Owed $4.4M in Benefits" (4/10/2019).* Litigation sprung because the...
Tightening-up Executive Compensation: Five Steps for Defusing Litigation Risks and Better Enforcing Restrictive Covenants
Tightening-up Executive Compensation: Five Steps for Defusing Litigation Risks and Better Enforcing Restrictive Covenants – David Gabor and Mark Poerio, Webinar, August 28, 2018, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM...