Jenna Steiner
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Jenna Steiner

Associate
steiner.jenna@dorsey.com

Overview

Jenna helps clients navigate the myriad of rules governing employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements.

She advises employers of all sizes, both public and private, in the design, drafting, implementation, and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, and executive compensation arrangements, including executive employment agreements, change in control arrangements, severance arrangements, and cash and equity-based compensation plans.

Jenna advises clients on the various tax laws affecting executive compensation, including Code Section 409A (governing deferred compensation) and Code Section 280G. In addition, she advises clients on executive compensation and benefits issues arising in the cross-border context as well as in the context of mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate events.  

Education & Admissions

Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 2019)

University of South Carolina (Ph.D., 2019)

Georgetown University (B.A., 2009), magna cum laude

Admissions

  • North Carolina
  • Colorado

Experience

Representative Experience

  • Assisted clients with IRS qualified retirement plan audits, resulting in the audit being closed with no corrections needed.
  • Assisted clients with employee benefit due diligence matters arising in merger and acquisition transactions.
  • Advised clients regarding 280G issues.
  • Assisted clients in navigating complex prohibited transaction issues.
  • Advised clients in correcting form and operational defects in their qualified retirement plans.
  • Advised employers on executive compensation programs including compliance with new Section 409A.

Industries & Practices

  • Benefits & Compensation
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Healthcare Transactions & Regulations
  • Transactional Risk Insurance

Accolades

 50+ Diversity& Inclusion Hours 2024

  • Contributed more than 50 Diversity & Inclusion hours, 2022-2024

    Pro Bono 100 Hours 2022

  • Contributed more than 100+ Challenge pro bono hours, 2022
Jenna Steiner