Atty. Mindy B. Leathe
Mindy Leathe, Co-Chair of the Global Employee Benefits & Compensation Practice, focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits. With more than 20 years of experience advising public and private companies, not-for-profit entities, fiduciaries and executives, she regularly counsels clients on pension, profit sharing, 401(k), supplemental executive retirement (SERP), deferred compensation and health and welfare benefit plans.
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Mindy B. Leathe is a Shareholder based in Miami, Florida, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. They have 31+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1995. Their practice focuses on employment, tax, and litigation. Admitted to practice in Florida (1995). Educated at St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D. University, 1995) and State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.A. Liberal, 1991). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, American Bar Association. Serands clients in Miami, FL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mindy Leathe, Co-Chair of the Global Employee Benefits & Compensation Practice, focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits
- With more than 20 years of experience advising public and private companies, not-for-profit entities, fiduciaries and executives, she regularly counsels clients on pension, profit sharing, 401(k), supplemental executive retirement (SERP), deferred compensation and health and welfare benefit plans
- Mindy also advises companies and senior executives regarding equity compensation arrangements, including stock options, phantom stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, profits interests, phantom rights, as well as bonus awards and various other long-term incentive programs
- In addition, Mindy prepares, reviews and negotiates employment agreements, parachute agreements, retention agreements and severance agreements for both companies and individual executives
- A significant portion of Mindy’s practice involves advising in mergers and acquisition transactions with respect to the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects
- This includes negotiating and documenting the employee benefit provisions in transaction documents, reviewing various employee benefit plan documents, preparing equity compensation plans and employment agreements and analyzing excess parachute payment issues
- Mindy also assists clients in employee plan transition and restructuring benefits following an acquisition or merger
- Concentrations •Corporate tax •Employee benefits •Executive compensation Recognition & Leadership Awards & Accolades •Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2021 and 2023-2025 •Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design, 'Recommended Lawyer,' 2023-2025 •Tax - US Taxes: Non-Contentious, 2021 •Finalist, Daily Business Review, 'Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate International Category,' 2016 •Member, Winning Team, 'M&A Deal of the Year (Over $1 Billion to $5 Billion)' for Platform Specialty Products Corporation (f/k/a Platform Acquisition Holdings Limited) acquisition of MacDermid, Incorporated and related entities, The M&A Advisor’s 6th Annual International M&A Awards, 2014 •Finalist, Daily Business Review, 'Top Dealmaker of the Year - Corporate Finance Category,' 2013 •Member, Winning Team, ACG New York Champions Awards, Middle-Market Deal of the Year, Corporate/Strategic Acquisition of the Year and Professional Services, 2012 •Recipient, Latin Lawyer Magazine, 'M&A Deal of the Year Award,' 2008
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Practicing law in Florida. Legal matters in Florida are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Miami are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Florida state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Florida brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Florida courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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