Michael C. Joyce

Associate

T: 312-609-7627 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Michael C. Joyce joined Vedder Price as an associate in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Groups in 2005.  He counsels companies on all aspects of employer-provided benefits, including qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and legal compliance and correction.  He also counsels executives and companies in a range of executive compensation matters, including employment and separation arrangements, deferred compensation, equity compensation, and change-in-control matters.  Before attending law school, Mr. Joyce worked for seven years as an employee benefits consultant for the accounting and professional services firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young.

• Suspension of 2009 Required Minimum Distributions-Relief & Guidance from the IRS
• Setting a Standard to Rely On: ERISA Benefit Claims Where the Sum Plan Descrip & Plan Doc Conflict
• IRS Suspends Form W-2 Rptg & Withholding Requirements for Sec 409A Dfrd Comp until Further Notice
• Additional Guidance Issued by the DOL Re Union-Related Payments Reported on Forms LM-10 and LM-30

• Company Representation
• Employee Benefits
• Executive Compensation
• Executive Pension & Other Benefit Programs
• Individual Executive Representation
• Pension and Welfare Plans
• Plan Administration

• J.D., with distinction, University of Iowa College of Law, 2005
• B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1991

• Illinois, 2005
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2006