Jane E. Armstrong

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 1989.

365 Canal Street, Suite 2000 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-6534

(504) 566-1311

Firm: Phelps Dunbar LLP

| Website

Overview

Firm

Phelps Dunbar LLP

Years In Practice

Phone Number (504) 566-1311

Jane Armstrong practices in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation, with over 30 years of experience in the area. Her practice includes representation of private and public employers in the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, including 401(k) plans, defined benefit plans and ESOPs, and representation of plan fiduciaries. She represents boards and compensation committees of public companies and not-for-profit entities in executive compensation matters. She also structures non-qualified deferred compensation and equity incentive arrangements for both private and public companies, and represents employers and executives in employment agreements, severance and golden parachute agreements and arrangements. Ms. Armstrong is recognized as a national speaker in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation and was also the first woman to participate in firm-wide management, serving on the firm’s operation committee.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Armstrong was an associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, in New York, New York, and a partner at Jones Walker in New Orleans, Louisiana.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

ESOPs

Fiduciary Responsibility

Government Plans

Qualified Plans

Awards

AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
The Best Lawyers in America
Louisiana Super Lawyers
New Orleans Magazine - Top Lawyers - Employee Benefits

Education

Graduated

Vanderbilt University

Graduated 1979

San Diego State University, AB

Graduated 1974

Contact Details and Office Locations

Office: (504) 566-1311

365 Canal Street, Suite 2000
New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-6534

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130-6534

See Location

Client Reviews & Commendations