Executive Compensation and Benefits

Eric W. Hilfers is a partner and Head of Cravath’s Executive Compensation and Benefits Department.  Mr. Hilfers’ practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefit matters faced by the Firm’s clients, principally in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other business transactions.  Clients value his “expansive knowledge” and “comprehensive understanding of the business and legal challenges and opportunities” in compensation and benefits matters, leading one to affirm, “he’s not just a lawyer—I view him more as an adviser.”