Linda J. Haynes

Linda Haynes is a partner practicing in the Employee Benefits Department. She has substantial experience counseling clients of all sizes in all elements of employee benefit plans and executive compensation. Ms. Haynes regularly counsels public and private clients in connection with the planning, development, and administration of their employee benefit programs, including qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health plans, cafeteria plans, and other types of welfare plans. In addition, Ms. Haynes has extensive experience in developing and implementing executive compensation programs (including equity-based and deferred-compensation programs) for public and private companies. Ms. Haynes also has experience in establishing and maintaining worldwide equity-based compensation programs for public companies. Ms. Haynes' practice also includes advising clients on employee benefits and executive compensation issues raised in mergers, acquisitions and dispositions. Ms. Haynes works closely with the Firm's employee benefits litigation group in cases involving complex ERISA fiduciary issues.

Education
 J.D., Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, cum laude (1994)
 B.S., Purdue University (1987)

Admissions
 Illinois

Practices
 Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

• Corporate Transactions
• Employee Benefits & ERISA Litigation
• Equity & Executive Compensation
• Multiemployer Plans
• Retirement Plans
• Health & Welfare Benefit Plans

Labor & Employment

• ERISA/Employee Benefits Litigation