Sean Sullivan is a partner at Waller Lansden. He represents and advises clients in connection with the establishment and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, including profit sharing, 401(k), cash balance and traditional pension plans. He also works extensively in the areas of welfare and fringe benefit plans, as well as specialized employee benefit arrangements such as employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and voluntary employees' beneficiary associations (VEBAs).
Mr. Sullivan has represented sellers, purchasers, creditors and borrowers on employee benefits issues in mergers, acquisitions and financings. He also regularly advises both publicly and privately held corporations in the design and administration of equity-based compensation plans, such as stock option, restricted stock and phantom stock plans, and various types of executive compensation arrangements. He has experience representing clients in disputes and negotiations with the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and in litigation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Mississippi, 1997
His comment, "Achieving the Best Tax Treatment for Your Physical Injury Client's Settlement Award" was published in Vol. 66, No. 3 of the Mississippi Law Journal
LL.M., Taxation, New York University, 1998
B.A., summa cum laude, University of Mississippi, 1994
Recipient of an Academic Excellence Scholarship at the University of Mississippi
Professional Activities
Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
Member, Middle Tennessee Employee Benefits Council
Lectures on a variety of employee benefit topics
Civic and Other Activities
Member, Robertson Association and Sennet Society of the United Way
