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K&L Gates
The team at K&L Gates is headed by Rikki Sapolich-Krol and Karrie Johnson Diaz. Based in San Francisco, Sapolich-Krol is experienced with designing tax-qualified, tax-advantaged, and nonqualified retirement plans. Diaz, working from Seattle, often counsels clients regarding their deferred savings plans, retirement savings plans, and employee savings plans. One example of Diaz’s recent works is the development of a new equity compensation plan for a client which converted from a limited liability company to a corporation. Lauren Crossett joined the Pittsburgh office from Dentons in January 2023.
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Testimonials
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‘Karrie Diaz is approachable, super knowledgeable in the area of retirement plans, responsive, and makes complicated subjects easier to comprehend.’
Key clients
- PPG Industries
- WESCO Distribution, Inc.
- Celanese Americas LLC
- SPX Technologies
- Genomic Health, Inc.
- PPL Corporation
Work highlights
- Advised PPL Corporation on all employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including multiple defined benefit, defined contribution, nonqualified and health and welfare plans.
- Represented PPG Industries, Inc. on the full spectrum of its employee benefits and executive compensation work, including qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation matters.
- Represented WESCO Distribution, Inc. on the full spectrum of its employee benefits and executive compensation work, including qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rikki A. Sapolich-Krol, Karrie Johnson Diaz