Compensation & Benefits

Restructuring Services

A robust system for restructuring compensation services consists of developing and defending appropriate programs to motivate and reward executives as well as employees during a complex and high-pressure situation. Designing these programs requires expertise and strategy from a highly trained cadre of restructuring and tax professionals.

We Provide the Following Compensation & Benefits Services:

  • Create Employee Retention Programs
  • Design Executive Incentive Programs
  • Strategize on Pre-Paid Retention Awards
  • Align Board Compensation
  • Provide Compensation Expert Witness Testimony
  • Establish Compensation Aligned with Market
  • Structure Incentivizing Emergence Grants

Why A&M

A&M’s Restructuring Compensation team helps clients build effective pay programs that balance rewards for key employees with the concerns of stakeholders, including creditors, the U.S. Trustee, and the bankruptcy court in mind. Our broad expertise working with distressed companies, coupled with our deep knowledge of market compensation trends, uniquely positions A&M to ensure clients retain and incentivize key employees throughout the restructuring process. Rely on us for:

  • Knowledge: Our database of over 1,000 companies and the compensation programs that they have put into place before, during, and after a restructuring, allows us to quickly assess market practices and ensure the programs we are recommending are reasonable from a market standpoint.
  • Experience: We possess an unrivalled ability to design and deliver custom pre- and post-bankruptcy compensation solutions to maximize the chances a company can retain senior executives and key employees through the bankruptcy process.
  • Strategy: We offer a thorough framework for addressing primary and tangential concerns related to the complex rules and bankruptcy code regulations governing executive pay within the context of a bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Integrity: We bring integrity to the quality of the compensation programs we structure and are willing to testify in bankruptcy court on the reasonableness of the program’s design and payments.

The A&M Difference

Our broad expertise working with distressed companies, coupled with our deep knowledge of market compensation trends, uniquely positions A&M to ensure Clients retain and incentivize key employees throughout the restructuring process. Rely on us for:

  • Knowledge: Our database of over 1,000 companies and the compensation programs that they have put into place before, during, and after a restructuring, allows us to quickly assess market practices and ensure the programs we are recommending are reasonable from a market standpoint.
  • Experience: We possess an unrivalled ability to design and deliver custom pre- and post-bankruptcy compensation solutions to maximize the chances a company can retain senior executives and key employees through the bankruptcy process.
  • Strategy: We offer a thorough framework for addressing primary and tangential concerns related to the complex rules and bankruptcy code regulations governing executive pay within the context of a bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Integrity: We bring integrity to the quality of the compensation programs we structure and are willing to testify in bankruptcy court on the reasonableness of the program’s design and payments.

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Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • Brian Cumberland

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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    • Allison Hoeinghaus

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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    • J.D. Ivy

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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Executive Compensation Services

For businesses to excel, a competitive benefits package for talent attracts and retains the high performers in your industry. The complex tax issues involved in structuring compensation and benefits packages and design and management of effective programs for your employees has no single solution but requires a bespoke approach that appreciates your organization’s needs and the unique challenges you face.

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    • John Schultz

    • Managing Director
    • Denver, CO
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    • J.D. Ivy

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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HR Solutions

Talent Management is an integral factor in business performance. HR Solutions provide strategies and insights to shorten the gap between the leadership and the technical talent while promoting a healthy culture of engagement for employees. To fully recognize the potential of your global workforce, a team of HR professionals who can align your human resource department with your company ethos is paramount.

We Provide the Following Compensation & Benefits Services:

  • CHRO in Residence
  • Succession Planning
  • Talent & Performance Management
  • HR Strategy Effectiveness
  • Compensation & Benefits Outsourcing
  • Welfare Benefit Plan Advisory

Why A&M

Our array of expertise and venues in compensation litigation allows us to bring multi-disciplinary action and knowledge from our entire firm to help assist your organization. By leveraging our expert team of compensation professionals with the force-multipliers from our other practices, A&M is ready to assess and support your compensation-related claims.

The A&M Difference

  • Broad expertise: Our large group of experienced professionals have served as experts in more than 100 cases. A&M has the capacity and expertise to handle the most complex cases
  • Seasoned expert witnesses: Our deep bench of expert witnesses has decades of experience testifying in court and through deposition. A&M provides the most sought-after expert witnesses in compensation-related cases
  • Proprietary database: Since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCA) went into effect, we’ve developed a robust database of court approved compensation programs. We draw on this database to provide supporting evidence in bankruptcy-related compensation cases
  • High stakes performer: Clients who need the highest level of service in high-stakes cases choose A&M

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Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • Kimberly Schultz

    • Managing Director
    • Denver, CO
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Compensation Litigation Support

A litigation support consultant for compensation matters assists companies, individuals, and class-action groups in assessing key arguments with market evidence and testimony. Compensation Litigation practices provide relevant expert witness testimony and reports, historical compensation analysis, and market benchmarking.

Why A&M

Our array of expertise and venues in compensation litigation allows us to bring multi-disciplinary action and knowledge from our entire firm to help assist your organization. By leveraging our expert team of compensation professionals with the force-multipliers from our other practices, A&M is ready to assess and support your compensation-related claims.

The A&M Difference

  • Broad expertise: Our large group of experienced professionals have served as experts in more than 100 cases. A&M has the capacity and expertise to handle the most complex cases
  • Seasoned expert witnesses: Our deep bench of expert witnesses has decades of experience testifying in court and through deposition. A&M provides the most sought-after expert witnesses in compensation-related cases
  • Proprietary database: Since the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCA) went into effect, we’ve developed a robust database of court approved compensation programs. We draw on this database to provide supporting evidence in bankruptcy-related compensation cases
  • High stakes performer: Clients who need the highest level of service in high-stakes cases choose A&M

Learn more about Compensation Litigation Support

Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • Brian Cumberland

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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    • John Schultz

    • Managing Director
    • Denver, CO
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    • J.D. Ivy

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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Mergers & Acquisitions

When contemplating a transaction involving a merger or acquisition, companies should be properly prepared for a myriad of Human Resources (HR) and Compensation and Benefits (CAB)-related tax issues. M&A tax experts will leverage their unique understanding and insights to help navigate complex issues and achieve optimal results when assisting in buying or selling a business.

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Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • Brian Cumberland

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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    • J.D. Ivy

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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Payroll Advisory

Organizations have specific payroll requirements that are mandated by various local, state and federal governmental agencies. Payroll responsibilities include, but are not limited to, withholding amounts from your employees’ compensation to cover federal and state income tax, Social Security, Medicare, Federal Unemployment Tax Administration (“FUTA”) taxes, State Unemployment Tax Administration (“SUTA”) taxes and other payments. Payroll responsibilities also include the proper deduction and timely transmittal of 401(k) and cafeteria plan contributions.

We Provide the Following Compensation & Benefits Services:

  • Payroll Compliance Reviews
  • Audit assistance and penalty negotiation
  • Service provider selection
  • Common paymaster structures
  • Successor employer requirements
  • Payroll outsourcing
  • Payroll conversion, restructuring, or consolidating

Why A&M

Our team has professionals specializing in statutory tax compliance and advisory services to assist your organization in meeting tax compliance requirements effectively and efficiently.

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Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • J.D. Ivy

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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    • Patrick Blanchard

    • Managing Director
    • Denver, CO
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Retirement Services

Developing and administering a quality retirement plan is challenging. From the complexities of aligning with rules and regulations to the thousands of calculated pay period transactions, the consultation of qualified experts can help assist in facilitating employee benefit plans which provide the cornerstone for retirement planning.

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Meet Our Practice Leaders

    • Kimberly Schultz

    • Managing Director
    • Denver, CO
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    • Brian Cumberland

    • Managing Director
    • Dallas, TX
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