Ropes & Gray LLP

Ropes & Gray LLP is renowned for its strategic advice to public companies, private equity entities, and portfolio companies on executive compensation, benefits planning, and ERISA challenges. The firm counts leading asset managers as key clients, including Invesco, TPG Capital, and Bain Capital. Co-chair Renata Ferrari, operating from Boston, is distinguished for her expertise in the life sciences, healthcare, and TMT industries, and focuses on equity awards, retirement plans, and governance issues. Allie Alperovich, fellow practice co-head in New York, specializes in transitioning employee benefits arrangements, restructuring equity compensations, and benefits planning. Joshua Lichtenstein, also in New York, deals with ERISA fiduciary concerns. In Boston, Jennifer Rikoski provides multinational companies with counsel on M&A, covering executive compensation, corporate governance, and securities law, while Jennifer Cormier specializes in senior management negotiations and executive separations.