Employee Benefit Legal Services

Susan Canter Reisner LLC is a law firm practicing in the area of employee benefits and executive compensation law.

We combine our experience, knowledge, and practical approach to help our clients solve problems. As a result, we enjoy strong relationships with our clients, who regard us as an efficient, knowledgeable, and reliable resource.

Our services include:

  • Helping plan sponsors design and implement all types of employee benefit and executive compensation arrangements and legal advice regarding the ongoing compliance of these arrangements
  • Contract review and negotiations for executives with respect to their employment contracts and severance arrangements
  • Assistance with benefit issues related to the buying and selling of businesses
  • Advising clients with respect to the ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction rules.

Susan Canter Reisner LLC has been recognized every year since 2013 as a “Best Law Firm” by US News & World Reports. The firm has consistently earned a tier-one ranking in Atlanta and a tier-three ranking in the nation for its employee benefit practice.

Prior to founding the firm, Ms. Reisner was a partner in the employee benefit practice at King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia, where she spent most of her legal career. She also practiced in San Francisco, California, and Louisville, Kentucky. These experiences allowed her to hone the skills that have enabled her to achieve successful outcomes in high stakes benefit matters.

Ms. Reisner has over 35 years of experience handling benefit and compensation issues for Fortune 500 and other public and private companies and tax-exempt entities. She has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (Employee Benefits) since 2006, and has been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America “Lawyer of the Year (Employee Benefits – Atlanta)” for 2017, 2019, and 2024.

We welcome the opportunity to discuss your employee benefit needs with you.