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J. Brian Kopp

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2012.
1300 Clinton Square Rochester, New York 14604-1792
(585) 263-1000
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Firm: Nixon Peabody LLP
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Nixon Peabody LLP


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Phone Number (585) 263-1000

Brian Kopp heads up Nixon Peabody’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. He advises employers on the variety of legal issues that impact employee benefit plans and executive compensation programs.

What do you focus on?

My practice focuses on providing sophisticated, practical advice on issues affecting my clients’ retirement and welfare benefit plans and executive compensation programs. I have over 20 years of experience in helping publicly traded and privately held employers design, implement and deliver cost-effective benefits programs to their employees. This counseling includes advising clients on the federal and state laws that apply to benefit plans, such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) and its fiduciary duty, prohibited transaction, reporting/disclosure and withdrawal liability rules.

I also have substantial experience with executive compensation issues. For example, I have drafted, implemented and provided advice on non-qualified deferred compensation plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, severance plans, change-in-control agreements and stock-based compensation plans, including plans that grant options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and other equity-based awards.

For nonprofit employers, I have extensive experience with 403(b) and 457(b) plans, as well as the unique deferred compensation rules that apply to tax-exempt employers.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for J. Brian Kopp
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Rochester, NY (2020)
Employment Law - Management, Rochester, NY (2019)
Litigation - Labor and Employment, Rochester, NY (2018)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Rochester, NY (2017)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Rochester, NY (2014)
  • Upstate New York Super Lawyers list in 2012-2015
  • 2017 Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
Education
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Colgate University, BA
New York University, MS
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (585) 263-1000
1300 Clinton Square
Rochester, New York 14604-1792
Rochester, New York 14604-1792
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