Eric Rubin

Eric B. Rubin advises companies, executives and management teams on executive compensation and employee benefits matters, helping clients design effective pay arrangements and manage tax and regulatory risk in transactions and ongoing operations. Based in Philadelphia, he counsels clients across industries including private equity, government contracting, technology, healthcare and asset management.

Eric guides clients through the compensation issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), public offerings, and equity and debt financings. He advises on Section 409A compliance, executive compensation disclosure requirements, employment and severance packages, and golden parachute analysis and voting. Eric also designs and implements equity, phantom equity, incentive and deferred compensation arrangements.

On the benefits side, Eric counsels clients on qualified retirement plans, including operation and termination, IRS audits and compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

In addition to company-side work, he represents individual executives and management teams. Before joining Holland & Knight, Eric was a partner in the Philadelphia office of an international law firm. Advising both companies and executives gives him a practical view of how compensation arrangements are negotiated and how they operate once in place.