Overview
Attorney Sheryl Bohan* guides employers, plan sponsors, and fiduciaries through a broad range of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, providing practical, business-minded advice.
Clients look to Sheryl for strategic counsel on the design, drafting, administration, and compliance of retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and fringe benefits, as well as on executive compensation arrangements, such as equity and incentive compensation programs, employment agreements, and severance agreements. She designs solutions to issues arising under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, federal securities laws, and related Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Securities and Exchange Commission regulations.
Her experience also includes counseling clients on qualified plans in both single- and multi-employer contexts—such as 401(k), Employee Stock Ownership Plans, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and defined benefit plans—on plan terminations and integrations, and on compensation matters in corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and secondary stock offerings.
Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Sheryl gained extensive experience advising on employee benefits and executive compensation matters at an international law firm.
What Sheryl Delivers for Clients
- Strategic Compliance Guidance: Sheryl ensures clients’ employee benefits programs comply with evolving regulations, mitigate risk, and foster governance best practices.
- Tailored Solutions: She designs and negotiates compensation arrangements that align with corporate strategies and regulatory requirements.
- Business-Centric Counsel: Sheryl’s advice is rooted in a deep understanding of her clients’ business objectives, resulting in solutions that support long-term success.
*Admitted in New York; not admitted in New Jersey.
Focus Areas
Credentials
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (J.D., 2019)
- Staff Member, Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
- Labor and Employment Law Society
- Cornell University (B.A., 2016)
Bar Admissions
- New York
Insights
Insights
- BlogsFast Facts About the DOL Proposed Rule for Electronic Disclosures for ERISA Group Health Plans3 minute read
- PublicationsModernizing Compliance: DOL Proposes Safe Harbor for Electronic Group Health Plan Disclosures Under ERISA14 minute read
- BlogsDOL Proposes New Safe Harbor for Selection of Designated Investment Alternatives for Defined Contribution Plans ...12 minute read