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Kelsey A. O'Gorman

Senior Counsel

Kelsey A. O'Gorman

Senior Counsel

Kelsey A. O’Gorman is a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. She focuses her practice on executive compensation and retirement plans for public and private companies, which includes:

  • Drafting and advising clients with respect to cash incentive, equity, phantom equity, and deferred compensation plans and executive employment, severance and change in control agreements
  • Drafting and reviewing executive compensation disclosures under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including proxy statements, beneficial ownership reports, and periodic reports
  • Helping clients navigate compliance with Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A and 280G and securities laws
  • Providing advice on executive compensation trends, best practices and proxy advisory firms’ views of executive compensation voting policies
  • Counseling clients on design and compliance questions with respect to their 401(k) plans and defined benefit pension plans, including pension plan terminations
  • Addressing retirement plan operational errors
  • Providing employee benefits support on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, SPAC transactions, spin-offs, and initial public offerings

Affiliations

  • Wisconsin Bar Association
  • Milwaukee Bar Association
November 14, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Better Late Than Never: IRS Announces 2026 Retirement Plan Cost-of-Living Adjustments

On November 13, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-67, which contains the new dollar limitations for retirement...
July 24, 2025 Deals and Wins

Foley Represents HeroDevs in $125M Strategic Growth Investment from PSG

Foley & Lardner LLP represented HeroDevs, a provider of security and compliance solutions for deprecated open-source software, in securing a $125 million strategic growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services companies. Existing investor Album also participated in the round.
July 10, 2025 Events

Mandatory Roth Catch-up

Join Foley’s upcoming webinar on mandatory Roth catch-up contributions effective January 1, 2026. Learn how the new rules impact high earners, what guidance exists, and practical tips for plan compliance.
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June 20, 2025 Foley Viewpoints

Tricky Compliance Issues for Companies When an Executive Terminates Employment: 409A Applicability to Severance

Understand the key differences between Section 409A exempt and compliant severance benefits, and how each impacts tax treatment, flexibility, and compliance obligations when executives terminate employment.
May 12, 2025 Honors and Awards

Foley Earns Honorable Mention in Merger & Acquisitions' Middle-Market Deals of the Year

Foley & Lardner LLP earned an honorable mention in Mergers & Acquisitions' 2025 Middle-Market Deals of the Year for advising Ora, a leading global full-service ophthalmic drug and device development firm, in its 2024 recapitalization by The Vistria Group.
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January 15, 2025 Legal News: Employee Benefits Insights

Does Your Company Discourage Employees from Being Whistleblowers? The SEC May Think So!

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted in 2010 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, added protections for whistleblower activity to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.