Andrew Jacobs Bio

Andrew Jacobs is a Member of the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of employee benefits, executive compensation, tax exempt nonprofit organizations, and securities law. While he practices out of the firm's Lexington office, he works with clients in all Stites & Harbison offices. His practice includes: 1) assisting clients in the design, drafting and operation of qualified retirement plans, ESOPs, 403(b) plans, 457 plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, health and welfare plans, and cafeteria plans; 2) litigating ERISA based claims; 3) the design of equity based compensation plans for key employees such as options and restricted stock; 4) advising clients regarding employee benefits issues in the merger and acquisition context; 5) drafting and designing executive and physician employment contracts; 6) advising tax exempt nonprofit organizations on corporate structure and compliance; 7) advising clients regarding Kentucky state sponsored governmental pension plans; and 8) securities law aspects of compensation plans.