Charlie Berquist is a partner in the firm's Business Law practice area. His clients include individuals, for-profit businesses, nonprofit organizations and public pension plans. He has represented clients in a wide variety of transactions and projects including start-ups, transition and succession planning, debt and equity financing, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, technology agreements and executive employment and separation agreements.
Charlie has extensive experience and expertise in executive compensation, including incentive and equity compensation plans, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, and other compensation and benefit plans and agreements. He regularly advises employers and employees on executive compensation and benefit plan design and administration, including compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, federal and state securities laws, and other applicable laws and regulations. Click here to read his most recent article.