Amanda Hines's practice includes a broad spectrum of matters relating to ERISA and employee benefits, including:
- Employee benefit issues that arise with corporate transactions, including due diligence on employee benefit matters; analysis and negotiation of employee benefit provisions in transaction documents; analysis of golden parachute payments under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code; counseling sellers as to the most appropriate disposition of their existing benefit plans; and working with buyers in transitioning employees of the acquired entity into new employee benefit programs.
- The design, implementation, and administration of pension, Section 401(k) and Section 403(b) plans; severance and early retirement programs; flexible benefit or "cafeteria" plans; and non-qualified deferred compensation plans.
- Managing the resolution of plan compliance issues through both the IRS's and Department of Labor's voluntary correction programs.
Amanda earned a J.D. from Arizona State University, magna cum laude, where she was a managing editor of the Arizona State Law Journal.