Susan Powell
Partner
Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits, and ERISA
T: 203-325-5070
F: 203-325-5001
spowell@fdh.com

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Susan Powell chairs the firm's Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits group. Her practice includes designing, drafting and implementing compensation plans and programs, and advising clients on related tax planning and securities compliance issues. She counsels companies and individuals in the negotiation of employment, separation and non-competition agreements. In addition, a significant part of her practice involves advising companies on the compensation, ERISA and employee benefits issues that arise in mergers and acquisitions and in connection with ongoing operations. Ms. Powell represents public and private companies of all sizes in a variety of industries.

Education

Columbia Law School (J.D. 1996)
Stone Scholar

New York University (B.S. 1989, Cum Laude)

Bar Admissions

New York, 1997
Connecticut, 2001

Professional and Civic Activities, Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association
Sections on Taxation and Labor & Employment

President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals

Classes/Seminars Taught

Highlights of the New Incentive Stock Option Regulations, June 2003, Connecticut Chapter of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Code Section 409A Deferred Compensation Updates, April 2007, Fairfield County Bar Association