Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson leverages more than seven years of prior work experience as a human resources and executive recruiting professional to deliver practical employee benefits and executive compensation legal advice from a client’s point of view.

Scott frequently assists clients in corporate transactions, representing both buyers and sellers, by identifying and correcting employee benefit plan issues (such as retirement plan qualification failures and compliance with Sections 409A and 280G of the Internal Revenue Code) as well as negotiating and drafting the purchase agreement and other transaction-related documents. In addition, Scott advises clients on payroll and unemployment tax complexities and potential issues that may arise when employee groups are consolidated with or transferred to another entity in connection with a corporate transaction, business consolidation, or reorganization.

Whether representing an employer or an employee, Scott often assists clients with the compensation and benefits provisions of employment agreements. Scott is knowledgeable in numerous types of executive compensation plans, including incentive, bonus, change in control, retention, and severance plans. Scott acts as counsel to both public and private companies in the implementation and administration of their executive compensation, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and equity plans, including preparing plan documents, award agreements, and related filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Scott also assists clients by ensuring their health plans are compliant with the latest regulations issued under the Affordable Care Act and HIPAA and that their retirement plans have been amended to comply with the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA.

Scott previously served as co-chair of the firm’s LGBTQ and Allies committee and is a member of the firm’s entry level hiring committee.

Selected Publications and Speeches

• “Retirement Plan Cybersecurity—Truth, Justice, and the DOL Way” co-author, Practical Guidance, September 2021.
• "Tax Reform: Changes to Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation," presenter, 2018 Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce Employment Law Update, March 29, 2018.
• "Tax Law Update," author, Texas Bar Journal, November 2015.