Mark Hamilton — Partner at White & Case LLP

Mark T. Hamilton is a Partner at White & Case, L.L.P. Mr. Hamilton counsels clients on employee benefits and compensation matters, including those arising in mergers and acquisitions, financing arrangements and other types of corporate transactions. He provides counsel regarding stock-based compensation arrangements, employment agreements, change in control agreements and all other executive compensation arrangements. His practice includes tax matters, such as Code Section 280G golden parachute issues, performance based compensation compliance under Code Section 162(m) and the design of deferred compensation plans. Mr. Hamilton also advises pension plan fiduciaries, investment fund sponsors, pension plan investors, banks and other financial services firms regarding fiduciary issues and other implications arising from the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), including ERISA's plan assets rules. In addition, he counsels public companies and underwriters concerning the US Securities and Exchange Commission's executive compensation disclosure rules. He holds LLM in Taxation from New York University in 1997, JD from Columbia University School of Law in 1993 and BS from University of Vermont in 1987.