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Richard A. Sirus
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Richard A. Sirus

4.5
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77 West Wacker Drive, Suite 3100, Chicago, IL 60601

Benefits & Compensation, Corporate, Tax and 3 more

About Richard A. Sirus

Richard A. Sirus focuses his practice on corporate, transactional, tax, employee benefits, executive compensation and employment law. He represents clients ranging from publicly traded companies to Taft-Hartley Benefit Funds, including sole proprietorships and executives, providing counsel on general corporate, planning and fiduciary matters, with broad experience in the design, preparation, implementation and administration of retirement plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), health plans, executive compensation arrangements and fringe benefit programs. He consults regularly with clients regarding fiduciary responsibility and liability matters. He also represents and consults with executives in the assessment, negotiation and preparation of employment arrangements and agreements, including compensation and bonus packages, option and equity arrangements, benefits programs, and termination arrangements.

Rich works with taxable and tax-exempt organizations, including consultation regarding multiple and multiemployer plan matters. He has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has also served as an expert witness on fiduciary liability and claims issues.

Concentrations

•Corporate and transactional
•Employee benefits
•Executive compensation
•Employment practices

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2025-2026
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, 2010-2024
•Listed, Leading Lawyers Network, 2006-2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans - Design, 2019 and 2022-2023
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2013-2014

 

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Champion Badge Platinum

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Richard A. Sirus got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Benefits & Compensation
    • Corporate
    • Tax
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation
    • Financial Regulatory & Compliance

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Represented Marque Br
    s, LLC, an affiliate of Neuberger Berman, in connection with its acquisition of a majority ownership in America's Test Kitchen ('ATK')
    its associated br
    s, including Cook's Illustrated
    Cook's Country. ATK is a food
    culinary media business, which leverages its industry-leading testing process for recipes
    kitchen equipment to produce top class recipes
    unbiased product reviews. ATK
    its diverse portfolio of br
    s has an expansive audience across various media platforms.
    Assisted acquirer in purchase of service industry provider with review
    assessment of more than one-hundred Taft-Hartley Act pension funds potential obligation
    liability matters.
    Represented advisor to welfare program of hundreds of employers in U.S. Department of Labor claims for breach of fiduciary duty.
    Represented publicly traded entertainment enterprise in design, establishment
    administration of director
    executive equity incentive
    deferred compensation programs.
    Represented incoming chief executive officer of publicly traded packaging company in employment
    executive compensation negotiations.
    Represented Taft-Hartley Act medical fund in merger with multi-local fund.
    Noteworthy Experience: Certified Public Accountant
  • Additional Links
    http://www.gtlaw.com/People/Richard-A-Sirus

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1983, Illinois
    U.S. Tax Court
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Member, American Bar Association
    •Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
    •Member, Illinois CPA Society/Foundation

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Loyola University Chicago School of Law
    Class of 1982
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Loyola University Chicago
    Class of 1980
    B.B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1958
    Oak Park, Illinois, June 17, 1958

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Richard A. Sirus was admitted in 1983 to the State of Illinois.
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    Richard A. Sirus is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.
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    Richard A. Sirus attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.

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