Craig Kovarik

About Craig Kovarik

I am an experienced attorney in Husch Blackwell\'s Employee Benefits & Executive…

Experience

1. Partner

   Husch Blackwell

   Jan 1994 — Present · Kansas City, MO, US

   I counsel firm clients (both public and non-public) on the following matters- Equity-based compensation (including required SEC disclosures)- Executive employment agreements- Annual and long-term incentive plans, including customized award agreements- Non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements- Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Sections 162(m), 280G and 409A- Qualified 401(k), pension and other retirement plans Representative experience includes- Assisted large international benefits broker with HIPAA privacy and related confidentiality issues regarding the client\'s web-based marketing strategy- Represents three major tax-exempt hospital systems, collectively with more than employees, on all employee benefit and executive compensation matters- Advised more than 20 employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) clients in transactions exceeding $100 million- Routinely represents clients on employee benefit and executive compensation matters relating to mergers and acquisition strategies and integration. Most recently, represented a packaged foods company in connection with its $2.7 billion divesture- Negotiated a tax-penalty abatement of more than arising from an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) payroll tax audit- Filed and received a compliance statement on more than 20 submissions under the IRS’ Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).