Arthur Phillips is special counsel in the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice. He advises clients on the design, implementation, and administration of qualified retirement plans, executive compensation arrangements, executive employment agreements, and fringe benefit programs.

Arthur regularly counsels employers on retirement plan governance, fiduciary procedures, and participant claims and appeals. He also assists clients in addressing retirement plan operational issues through Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) correction programs.

In the transactional context, Arthur works with clients on the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes conducting diligence, identifying and assessing benefits-related risks, and developing post-closing benefit integration strategies.

Before entering private practice, Arthur served as senior associate general counsel for a private university and as vice president of administration and general counsel for one of the country’s largest quick-service restaurant franchise companies. He began his career as a tax and benefits consultant with Big Four accounting firms.