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    Jean Y. Yu

    Counsel


    • Los Angeles
    • Office213.629.6011
    • jyu@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Jean has practiced employee benefits law exclusively during her career and has extensive experience in employee benefits law, including Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), single and multiemployer benefit plan compliance and administration, executive compensation, and Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 409A.

    Practice Areas

    Labor & EmploymentCalifornia Labor & EmploymentEmployee Benefits & ERISAExecutive CompensationEmployee Benefit Plan Audits

    My focus

    Employee Benefits and ERISA

    I represent clients in negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. I assist them with audits, investigations, and other complex compliance issues, including correction of plan qualification errors through the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

    I also design and implement traditional retirement plans (e.g., 401(k), profit-sharing, and pension plans), health and welfare plans, and various deferred compensation plans and arrangements.

    Multi-employer Funds and Collective Bargaining

    Over the years, I have helped multiemployer pension funds with regulatory compliance, tax qualification, plan design, fiduciary duties, and plan administration.

    I also counsel employers on union- and pension plan-related issues, such as benefits, partial termination, and withdrawal liability.

    Executive Compensation

    I regularly negotiate employment agreements and equity compensation arrangements on behalf of high-level executives at public and private companies across different industries, including entertainment and technology.

    Employers call me to design and implement bonus plans, long-term incentive plans, severance agreements, equity-based plans, and other nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

    Looking ahead

    Increased governmental agency scrutiny and legislative reform require employers to be more vigilant than ever to make sure their employee benefit plans are operating in compliance. Private equity investors need to increase their attention to benefit plans at target companies and current portfolio companies.

    409A issues continue to be a concern in equity compensation and other nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Employers and executives alike need to properly vet these issues before implementing, entering into, or changing these arrangements.

    Presentations

    • “2022 Employee Benefits Briefing,” Nixon Peabody California MCLE Virtual Seminar, January 21, 2022

    Admitted to practice

    California

    Education

    Georgetown University Law Center, Certificate, Employee Benefits Law
    Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation
    Seattle University School of Law, J.D., Law Review
    University of California, Berkeley, B.A., with honors

    News Mentions

    • Employee Benefit Plan Review

      Ask the experts

      In this latest installment of NP’s “Ask the Experts” column, Corporate partners Damian Myers in Washington, DC and Yelena Gray in Chicago, and counsel Jean Yu in Los Angeles, all of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team, discuss issues employers should be aware of if employees want to invest in cryptocurrency through their 401(k) accounts.
      June 1, 2022
    • Law360

      Nixon Peabody expands LA Corporate group with of counsel

      This article spotlights the arrival of Los Angeles Corporate counsel Jean Yu as a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team. Los Angeles office managing partner Justin Thompson is also quoted on the firm’s continued growth on the West Coast.
      Sep 21, 2021
    • Bloomberg Law

      Wake up call

      This roundup of notable legal news and moves mentions the arrival of Los Angeles Corporate counsel Jean Yu as a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team.
      Sep 17, 2021

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