Andrew Liazos
Subscribe to Andrew Liazos's PostsAndrew C. Liazos is the global chair of McDermott’s Benefits & Compensation Practice Group and has practiced at McDermott for over 25 years. Andrew focuses his practice on compensation and benefit matters, including related securities, M&A, IPO, private equity, international and litigation matters. Clients range from Fortune 500 companies to compensation committees to individual executives in employment and severance negotiations. Read Andrew Liazos' full bio.
CARES Act Payroll Tax Forum: IRS Weighs in on High-Profile Employee Retention Tax Credits
By Andrew Liazos, Brian Tiemann, David Fuller, Rachel B. Cowen and Sarah L. Engle on May 4, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment
Decisions aimed at preserving your workforce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic can have a long-term impact on your business. As you prepare to emerge from government shutdown orders, recall that your workforce is your single most valuable asset. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides employee retention tax credits to help...
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CARES Act Impacts All Benefit Plans
By Sarah L. Engle, Andrew Liazos, Erin Steele, Evan A. Belosa, Jacob Mattinson, Lindsay Ditlow, Lisa Loesel, Ralph E. DeJong and Samuel Everett Dewey on Mar 31, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation, Health and Welfare Plans, Retirement Plans
In the ongoing effort to help individuals impacted by COVID-19, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Securities Act (CARES Act) on March 27, 2020. The President signed the CARES Act into law the same day. The historic stimulus package provides wide-ranging relief for both employers and employees. This includes rules that impact health...
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COVID-19 FAQs: For Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
By Erin Steele, Evan A. Belosa, Jacob Mattinson, McDermott Will & Emery, Sarah L. Engle, Brian Tiemann, Allison Wilkerson, Andrew Liazos and William R. Pomierski on Mar 26, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation, Health and Welfare Plans, Retirement Plans
Coronavirus (COVID-19) raises serious concerns for employers of all shapes and sizes, across all industries and in every business sector. As the impact of COVID-19 continues to grow, many employers are faced with new challenges that affect not only their businesses and their employees, but the health and welfare, retirement and executive compensation plans and...
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IRS Aims to Curb Workaround of Limit on Executive Pay Tax Break
By Andrew Liazos on Jan 28, 2020
Posted In Executive Compensation
Public companies would have a harder time evading a stricter limit on deductions for compensation paid to top executives under an IRS proposal. The proposed regulations (REG-122180-18) implement a 2017 tax law provision that expanded the scope of tax code Section 162(m), which prevents public companies from getting a tax deduction for executive compensation exceeding...
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Exec Comp Regs Crack Down on Partnership Arrangements
By Andrew Liazos on Jan 16, 2020
Posted In Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation
Corporations looking to use partnerships to avoid the executive compensation deduction limitation may be out of luck. The new proposed regs (REG-122180-18) on the section 162(m) executive compensation deduction limitation include a rule on compensation paid by a partnership to an executive of a publicly held corporation that’s subject to the limitation. McDermott’s Andrew C....
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Capital Perspective: An Analysis of Hot Topics in Benefits and Compensation
By Andrew Liazos, Evan A. Belosa and Jeffrey Holdvogt on Aug 8, 2019
Posted In Employee Benefits, Employment, Executive Compensation, Health and Welfare Plans, Retirement Plans
With the uncertainty of the general election just one year away—and change on the horizon—now is the time to take stock of the legal and regulatory environment to prepare your organization for the future. On September 10 in Boston, the ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), Fidelity and McDermott invite you to join your peers and colleagues...
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Timely Actions – Highly Compensated Excise Tax Deadline Imminent
By Andrew Liazos, Erika Mayshar and Robert C. Louthian, III on May 14, 2019
Posted In Executive Compensation
As an update on an important matter that we raised during McDermott’s May 8 Tax Symposium, it is critical to promptly assess whether to report any excise taxes imposed under Section 4960 as the deadline for filing Form 4720 is May 15, 2019 for calendar year taxpayers. Section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes...
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Changes in Executive Compensation
By Andrew Liazos on Mar 7, 2019
Posted In Executive Compensation
In a presentation at McDermott’s Employment and Employee Benefits Forum, Andrew Liazos discussed areas of focus for Section 162(m) and third-party loan funding for employee stock purchase plans (ESPPs). He also provided insight on the new SEC final rule on hedging, and the 21 percent excise tax on pay over $1 million to covered employees...
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Emerging Trends Alert | Filling in the Gaps: Pay Equity
By Andrew Liazos, Jeffrey Holdvogt, Maria C. Rodriguez, Michelle S. Strowhiro and McDermott Will & Emery on Mar 5, 2019
Posted In Employment, Executive Compensation
In a presentation at McDermott’s Employment and Employee Benefits Forum, our lawyers discuss the patchwork of state and local laws surrounding pay equity for similarly situated employees doing the same job. Particularly in California, new developments have emerged further clarifying pay equity laws. For best practices, they recommend: Establishing compensation ranges across substantially similar jobs...
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Top Takeaways for Tax-Exempts from IRS Guidance on Executive Compensation
By Andrew Liazos, Erika Mayshar, Joseph K. Urwitz, Ralph E. DeJong and Robert C. Louthian, III on Jan 10, 2019
Posted In Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation
One of the more controversial and complex provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has been the 21 percent excise tax on certain nonprofit executive compensation. On December 31, 2018, the IRS issued interim guidance that addresses how this tax will apply in various situations that commonly arise for tax-exempt employers. Establishing internal systems...
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