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With more than 20 years of experience in employee benefits, John MacDonald specializes in the taxation of qualified retirement plans, employee compensation and benefits, and equity-based compensation. He works with clients to design equity-based compensation plans, including stock option plans, employee stock purchase plans, and phantom stock plans to aid employers in attracting, retaining and motivating employees. John also tailors the design of equity-based compensation programs for foreign jurisdictions to improve the appeal to foreign national employees and reduce tax and regulatory costs. In addition, John advises clients undergoing mergers and acquisitions regarding planning for employee retention and planned terminations, post transaction compensation and benefits integration, golden parachute tax savings, and payroll tax savings. | 