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Brenna M. Clark

Partner

Brenna focuses her practice on a range of employee benefits and compensation matters. 

She advises on the design and implementation of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, executive compensation agreements, equity and equity-based incentive plans, fringe benefits, and other benefit programs. She assists clients with day-to-day compliance, legal updates, and responding to benefit claims.  Brenna also regularly advises clients on all aspects of employee benefits and human resources matters arising in corporate transactions.

  • Represented Securian Financial Group, Inc. in the auctioned sale of its retirement plan recordkeeping business to Standard Insurance Company.
  • Represented G&L Holdings, Inc. in the sale of all issued and outstanding equity of Grain Craft, the largest US-based independent flour miller.
  • Represented Gypsum Management and Supply, Inc., a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, in the acquisition of AMES Taping Tools Holding LLC for total value of $212.5 million in cash.
  • Represented Empower in its acquisition of MassMutual’s retirement services business for a total transaction value of $3.35 billion.
  • Represented Empower in its acquisition of Prudential’s retirement plan business for a total transaction value of $3.55 billion.
  • Represented Nassau Financial Group in an agreement to acquire Foresters Life Insurance and Annuity Company.
  • Represented Gypsum Management and Supply in the acquisition of Hart Acoustical & Drywall Supply.
  • Represented Southwire, North America’s largest wire and cable producer, in its acquisition of assets from DCN Cables, LLC.
  • Represented Southwire in acquiring Sumner Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  • Part 1: DB De-Risking and Hot Topics Webinar, November 1, 2023, Retirement Plans Global Summit
  • SECURE 2.0 for Retirement Plans, June 14, 2023
  • How embedded is ESG in your compensation and benefits strategy? September 20, 2022
  • The Crystal Ball of Employee Benefits: A Look Ahead at 2021, January 7, 2021, Eversheds Sutherland January Outlook webcast series
  • 2021 Tax Outlook Webcast series, January 5-15, 2021
  • Webcast: Global share plans – hot topics and current developments, November 16, 2018
  • Webcast: Assessing Retirement Plan Compliance in a Post-Determination Letter World, September 28, 2017
  • Recognized by Chambers USAGuide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation (2021-2023)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of tax: employee benefits and executive compensation (2018-2022) and US taxes: non-contentious (2019)
  • Georgia
  • J.D., University of Virginia School of Law
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Ohio University, Honors Tutorial College
Brenna Clark

Partner

Brenna Clark

Partner

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