Amanda J. Albert

Amanda J. Albert is a Partner at WilmerHale, specializing in employee benefits, employment, and executive compensation law.12 She focuses her practice on advising both public and private clients on these matters, including counseling on tax, ERISA, governance, securities, and regulatory issues related to employee benefit and executive compensation plans.1

Areas of Expertise

Amanda's experience encompasses a wide range of employee benefit and compensation matters:

• Defined benefit and 401(k) plans
• Employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs)
• Nonqualified deferred compensation plans
• Section 125 cafeteria plans
• Severance plans and other welfare benefit plans

She also represents employers before the IRS and Department of Labor in investigations and voluntary compliance matters.1

Transactional Experience

Amanda has extensive experience handling benefits aspects of:

• Mergers and acquisitions
• Spin-offs
• Initial public offerings
• Reorganizations and restructurings

This includes both domestic and cross-border contexts. She regularly negotiates and drafts various benefit and compensation plans, such as employment agreements, change in control plans, and retention bonus plans.1

ERISA Expertise

Amanda advises banks, funds, and other financial services clients on ERISA aspects of working with employee benefit plan investors. She helps private equity funds structure to avoid ERISA's plan asset rules and counsels on ERISA provisions in offering documents and credit facilities.1

Education and Background

• JD from Hofstra University School of Law (2007)
• BA from Drew University (2004)
• Admitted to practice in New York12

Prior to joining WilmerHale, Amanda was a partner at another international law firm where she focused on executive compensation matters.1 She joined WilmerHale in June 2024, bringing her expertise in ERISA, federal income tax, and other laws and regulations related to employee benefit plans.34