Austen Townsend is an Associate in the Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & ERISA Litigation Practice Center, resident in the Washington, D.C. office.
Austen counsels clients on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA and the treatment of employee benefits in corporate transactions. Her practice covers tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, equity compensation, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, among other areas.
In addition, she advises employee benefit plans and funds of funds on investments in private equity funds, hedge funds, and complex financial instruments.