Patrick Burri

Patrick Burri advises employers and executives on employee benefits and compensation matters, from equity plans and employment agreements to every stage of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and initial public offerings (IPOs). A corporate attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office, he draws on his knowledge of tax and employment law to help clients manage tax, securities and compliance risks.

Patrick prepares equity plans and incentive arrangements for stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and phantom equity awards. He creates severance, separation, carve-out and retention bonus plans and has developed client-specific arrangements such as cryptocurrency-based incentive plans. He also negotiates and drafts executive employment agreements.

On the benefits side, Patrick drafts and reviews health and welfare benefits plans and retirement plans as well as manages plan compliance and corrections, including through IRS and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) programs. He also analyzes federal and local securities laws affecting compensation arrangements and an employer's ability to grant equity awards, including Rule 701 and state blue-sky rules.

Before joining Holland & Knight, Patrick was an associate in the Silicon Valley office of a global law firm. Earlier, he interned with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Trial Tax Division and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel. At Barry University, he volunteered with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program and, through a leadership role with the Student Managed Investment Fund, taught personal finance classes at William H. Turner Technical Arts High School.