Pensions, Benefits and Executive Compensation

Pensions. Retirement plans. Employee benefits and executive compensation. If you’re searching for a firm with a deep knowledge and understanding of these areas, look no further. Dentons’ lawyers are leaders in their fields, providing you with clear and practical advice to help you achieve your goals and a seamless service that covers regulatory, fiduciary, tax, governance, transactions and disputes.

At Dentons, we can assist with all types of pension and retirement plans. Benefit from our comprehensive services, which include design and set-up, plan modification, administration and communications, the investment of plan assets and fiduciary responsibilities.

We understand what is needed in different industry sectors to attract and retain top talent and motivate people to achieve critical business objectives. We can help you achieve your goals by working with you to design and implement all types of equity and cash-based incentive plans, whether to incentivize employees to meet short- or long-term operational and financial objectives, or retain and reward key employees in connection with a merger or sale of the business. Our team can advise on senior executive employment and severance arrangements, compensation risk assessments, corporate governance, and the disclosure of directors' and officers' compensation. We also provide independent counsel to board compensation committees.

Take advantage of our expertise in employer group health plans, informed by our experience in dealing with insurers and administrative service providers. We can help you meet the challenge of balancing costs against the value of quality health care and addressing ever-increasing regulatory compliance and oversight of group health plans.

Whether you’re a private, public or nonprofit company, pension scheme trustee, financial institution, individual executive, a board of directors’ compensation committee, insolvency practitioner or government body, Dentons can advise you on all your benefit and executive compensation needs.

We don't offer administration, actuarial or other pension consultancy services.

Real Estate

No matter where you are in today’s competitive real estate market, advice with a global perspective is indispensable. You need a team by your side to navigate this rapidly changing legal environment, which is often complicated by multijurisdictional issues. Whether you’re an investor, lender, developer, landowner, tenant, buyer or seller of real estate, you know the challenges of this market—and you want experienced counsel from people who understand your needs.

At Dentons, we bring strong, established local, regional and global experience and know-how to help you succeed in all your real estate ventures and projects. With more than 1,100 real estate lawyers worldwide, coupled with our commitment to an integrated approach, we give you the comfort of a global presence with a deep understanding of the local real estate terrain. We are more than your real estate advisors, we are your collaborative business partners, anticipating trends and reacting with speed and certainty on your behalf.

Whether you need advice on real estate leasing, project finance, acquisition and disposition, development, construction or investment, or you need the services of astute counsel to resolve a real estate dispute, our team of committed, respected professionals across the globe is keen to help you succeed. Where your needs extend beyond real estate, Dentons offers a wide range of practice knowledge and services worldwide in all business-related areas, including: insolvency and debt restructuring, environmental and regulatory compliance, corporate structuring, taxation, and cross-border matters, to name but a few.

Whether real estate is your business or your business relies on real estate, drive it forward with Dentons by your side.