Sevy represents closely held, publicly held and non-profit clients in employee benefits and executive compensation matters. Her practice centers on the creation and ongoing administration of executive compensation arrangements, including nonqualified deferred compensation plans, “top hat” plans, equity compensation, phantom equity, incentive compensation, employment agreements, severance agreements, excess benefit plans, and change-in-control arrangements. She regularly advises clients with respect to compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A and the tax rules surrounding deferred compensation. 

Sevy also drafts, restates and amends 401(k) plans, 457 plans, defined benefit plans and employee stock purchase plans; oversees the correction of retirement plan document, operation and reporting errors using Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor programs; negotiates compensation and benefits matters in mergers and acquisitions, including golden parachutes, plan assumptions and terminations, and COBRA compliance; and advises on executive pay matters, including Internal Revenue Code Section 280G, W-2/1099 tax reporting, and Form 990 compensation disclosures.