Gage helps clients structure and sustain complex employee benefit and executive compensation plans.
Gage works closely with individuals and business of all sizes – from startups to Fortune 500 companies – to plan and defend customized benefits and executive compensation plans. Gage also has experience with proactive audits involving International Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) compliance matters including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA). Clients in healthcare, technology, education, manufacturing and nonprofit sectors are among those relying on Gage’s counsel. He helps clients streamline legal complexities involving:
- 401(k) and other qualified employee retirement plans
- Medical, dental, vision, life insurance and other welfare plans
- Internal Revenue Code Section 409A
- Internal Revenue Code Section 280G
- Fringe benefit plans
- Employment taxes and withholding obligations
Before joining the firm, Gage worked with the world’s largest professional services firm, counseling on similar tax issues for clients domestically and internationally. Gage also led his own startup business while in college and worked as a corporate legal intern for one of the nation's leading insurance companies. Clients appreciate his broad view on benefits and compensation issues and his passion for positioning them optimally no matter where the conversation begins.