ERIC WOLF advises clients on executive compensation and employee benefit-related arrangements, including cash-based incentives, equity-based incentives, employment, severance, deferred compensation, and retirement arrangements, with a particular emphasis on issues arising in connection with mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, new and joint ventures, and other corporate transactions. Eric has extensive experience representing both private equity investors and management in their portfolio companies with structuring equity compensation and employment arrangements. Eric also advises public companies and their executives on employment, severance, and change-in-control arrangements and with respect to ongoing disclosure requirements for stock ownership.
Eric has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA for New York Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (2024–2025), who cited clients that describe Eric as “very talented and knows the key issues at play” and appreciate how he is “very pragmatic and is a good negotiator,” is “an incredibly hardworking, responsive and commercial lawyer,” and has an “easygoing style while being very detail-oriented.”
Prior to joining Sidley, Eric was at another global law firm in its Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice group.