Matt Grunert

About Matt Grunert

Matt’s practice focuses on compensation and benefits matters, including advising clients with respect to related issues regarding- Executive compensation (e.g, negotiating and drafting employment, change of control, retention and severance agreements and non-qualified deferred compensation plans)- Equity compensation plans and award agreements (e.g, options, restricted equity, phantom equity, profits interests, 162(m) matters)- M&A transactions (e.g, negotiating and drafting transaction agreements and transition services agreements, 280G golden parachute matters, matters regarding outstanding equity arrangements)- Capital market transactions (e.g, representing issuers and underwriters in IPOs and follow-on equity offerings, as well as debt placements)- Credit and financing arrangements.Matt also works with clients in the design, implementation, maintenance, merging and termination of defined contribution plans, defined benefits plan, and health and welfare plans.In addition, Matt represents clients on benefits-related matters before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. He has served a wide array of clients, including publicly-traded corporations, LLCs, partnerships, governmental entities and tax-exempt entities.

Experience

1. Partner

   Bracewell Llp

   Dec 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

Education

• New York University School of Law

  Master of Laws (LL.M.), Taxation

  2004 — 2005

• SMU Dedman School of Law

  Doctor of Law (J.D.)

  2001 — 2004

• Trinity University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

  1994 — 1998

Skills

• Employee Benefits
• Tax Law
• Erisa
• 280g
• Mlp
• Deferred Compensation
• Legal Writing
• 409a
• Executive Pay
• 162(M)
• Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Employee Stock Options
• Legal Research
• Corporate Governance
• Corporate Law
• Restricted Stock
• Equity Compensation