People: Jennifer Neilsson, Associate
Biography
Ms. Neilsson is an associate in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Chicago office.
Her practice focuses on counseling clients with respect to pension plans, executive compensation, and the investment of plan assets. Ms. Neilsson has assisted plan sponsors with qualified plan design issues, compliance, and correction procedures. She also has analyzed executive compensation arrangements for the following issues: 280G, 162(m), and 409A, as well as other compliance issues. Finally, Ms. Neilsson has helped two financial institutions holding plan assets file prohibited transaction exemption applications with the Department of Labor.
Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Ms. Neilsson was an associate with two Boston-based law firms and worked briefly in-house at a hospital to assist with various retirement plan issues.
Ms. Neilsson is an associate in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP's Chicago office.
Her practice focuses on counseling clients with respect to pension plans, executive compensation, and the investment of plan assets. Ms. Neilsson has assisted plan sponsors with qualified plan design issues, compliance, and correction procedures. She also has analyzed executive compensation arrangements for the following issues: 280G, 162(m), and 409A, as well as other compliance issues. Finally, Ms. Neilsson has helped two financial institutions holding plan assets file prohibited transaction exemption applications with the Department of Labor.
Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Ms. Neilsson was an associate with two Boston-based law firms and worked briefly in-house at a hospital to assist with various retirement plan issues.
Education
- L.L.M., New York University School of Law (2007)
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J.D., Southern Methodist University School of Law (2006)
cum laude, Order of the Coif; Managing Editor, SMU Law Review
Admissions
- Illinois
- Massachusetts







