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Winston & Strawn LLP Offices
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CHICAGO, IL 60601-9703
ILLINOIS
United States
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Joe Adams
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Work Department
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Position
Joe Adams – Employee Benefits Partner | Winston & Strawn
Joe Adams focuses his practice exclusively on employee benefits and executive compensation, and has represented some of the largest companies in the world and many prominent “C-suite” executives with respect to such matters. Clients describe him as “efficient and easy to work with,” “an incredibly skilled employee benefits attorney,” and “able to help with judgment calls on ambiguous matters.” (Chambers USA 2023.)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
The Winston & Strawn LLP employee benefits and executive compensation team plan has an impressive track record of work on range of complex matters, touching on private exchange medical benefits, employee benefits in captive insurance, and fiduciary governance best practices. The team has a strong presence in Chicago, where Joe Adams co-heads the practice. While Adams represents clients in many industries, he is a regular choice for clients in the healthcare industry. Scott Landau co-heads the practice from New York. Susan Nash is experienced in a wide range of works, among which includes the design and amendment of defined contribution plans and health and welfare plans. Anne Becker advises on a wide range of matters, including pension plans and 401(k) plans. Amy Gordon is well versed in designing service provider agreements, providing fiduciary training, and plan investments. In Washington DC, David Rogers has recently advised clients concerning their qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and fringe benefit plans. All individuals mentioned are based in Chicago, unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Industry focus > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Real estate > Real estate
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- International trade > CFIUS
- Government > Government contracts