Joseph "Jay" Van Heyde II | Attorney

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About Joseph
Areas of Practice:
ERISA
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Compensation Planning and Employee Benefits
Stock Option and Equity Compensation Plans
Non-Qualified Plans of Deferred Compensation
Corporate Law
Federal Income Tax
Practice Profile:
Since 1980, Mr. Van Heyde has represented a wide variety of clients, ranging from small professional associations to large, publicly traded NYSE and NASDAQ corporations with respect to their tax qualified retirement plans, including ESOPs, non-qualified plans of deferred compensation, stock option and other equity based compensation plans, health and welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans, COBRA health care continuation coverage compliance, and other employee fringe benefit matters. In addition to his employee benefits expertise, Mr. Van Heyde represents a significant number of Orlando based companies with respect to their general corporate matters, including the preparation and review of their employment agreements, termination and severance agreements, shareholder agreements, stock and asset purchase agreements and general corporate compliance documentation.
Significant Representations:
Reorganized the ESOP of a closely held corporation to facilitate its initial public offering, and the subsequent underwritten sale of shares by the participants in the ESOP.
Represented companies, selling shareholders and ESOP Trustees in numerous ESOP purchase and sale transactions for specialty and general contractors, manufacturing companies and professional services firms.
Represents over 100 firm clients with respect to their tax qualified retirement plans, including their 401(k) plans, profit sharing plans, ESOPs and defined benefit pension plans.
Successfully re-qualified several retirement plans through the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System of the Internal Revenue Service.
Obtained several private letter rulings from the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service with respect to employee benefit and ESOP issues.
Designed numerous stock option, restricted stock, and phantom stock and equity based compensation plans for firm clients.
Admission
Florida
1990
Education
University of Notre Dame Bachelor of Business Administration
Dean Mead Highlights
Tax, Real Estate, International, Credit & Debt, Banking & Finance, Contract, Business & Trade, Trade Associations, Life & Health, Employee Rights