Robert F. Simon

Shareholder

T: 312-609-7550 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Robert F. Simon is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Vedder Price and has practiced employee benefits, executive compensation, estate planning, and tax and business law since 1982.

Mr. Simon concentrates his practice in employee benefits, including executive compensation, and estate and financial planning. In employee benefits, he advises clients on the design and administration of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, welfare benefit plans, employee benefits concerns in business transactions, and employment rights. Mr. Simon counsels and represents companies and executives in the design and negotiation of executive compensation arrangements, and stock option and other executive incentive plans. Mr. Simon also advises companies and individuals on closely held business, tax, estate and financial planning matters, retirement planning, and charitable trusts and foundations.

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• Class Action Update: Sexual Harassment Class Actions
• Educational Assistance Changes
• GUST Restatement Deadline Looms
• Health Plan Claim Procedure Rules Postponed

• Business Succession
• Company Representation
• Employee Benefits
• Employment Counseling
• Estate & Trust Administration
• Estate Planning: Wills & Trusts
• Executive Compensation
• Executive Pension & Other Benefit Programs
• Individual Executive Representation
• LLC & Partnership Tax Planning
• Pension & Welfare Plans
• Plan Administration

• J.D., with honors , DePaul University College of Law, 1982
• B.A., cum laude, Miami University, 1975

• Illinois, 1982
• Supreme Court of Illinois, 1982
• U.S. District Court: Northern District of Illinois, 1982
• 7th Circuit, 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals 
• 10th Circuit, 1989
• U.S. Tax Court, 1983

• Member, American Bar Association (Section on Taxation; Section on Real Property and Probate)