Lindsay Davis Murphy

Lindsay D. Murphy advises public and private companies, private equity clients, executives and management teams on the design and operation of executive compensation arrangements and employee benefit plans, with a significant portion of her practice arising in the context of complex merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions. Her practice includes public company executive and director compensation and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures, executive compensation arrangements for private equity-backed companies, and executive and management representations.

Lindsay counsels clients on qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, deferred compensation arrangements and other executive compensation and employee benefit programs.

Private equity is a significant part of Lindsay's practice. She advises private equity clients and portfolio companies on various executive compensation matters, including equity arrangements and executive employment agreements, both in day-to-day operations and in connection with M&A.

She also advises on compensation and benefits matters for managed service organizations (MSOs), particularly in the legal services space. Lindsay counsels MSO clients on the design and operation of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including within the context of MSO M&A transactions.

Lindsay represents executives in the negotiation of new executive compensation and employment arrangements and management teams on management equity buyouts and rollover equity arrangements in connection with acquisitions and divestitures.

Her practice also includes Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) reporting and disclosure matters, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), IRS and PBGC audits and investigations, and transactions involving employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

Before joining Holland & Knight, Lindsay practiced in the Dallas office of a multinational law firm.