Bio

Jennifer Stobie Schumacher focuses her practice on executive and equity compensation, qualified retirement plans, and benefit and compensation issues arising in mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, and other business transactions. Jennifer regularly advises clients on compensation and benefit issues in mergers and acquisitions. She has assisted large public corporations with all benefit and executive compensation issues arising in connection with the spin-off of certain business segments. Jennifer has also represented management teams of several large public companies in negotiating continuing employment arrangements and severance arrangements in connection with the acquisition of their companies by other large public companies. She regularly assists in the design and implementation of sophisticated executive compensation and deferral programs, equity compensation arrangements, and change in control protections for public, private, and tax-exempt companies of all sizes. Jennifer assists clients with structuring of severance plans and agreements, both for individuals and in connection with larger reductions in force. She was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in 2022 and the 14 years immediately preceding. Jennifer was named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in 2018 and the seven years immediately preceding and a Georgia "Rising Star" in 2008 and 2010 for Employee Benefits/ERISA Law by Super Lawyers magazine. She is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*