Alan H. Kandel is a Partner at Husch Blackwell specializing in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. He counsels a wide variety of clients—including publicly traded, privately held, and tax-exempt organizations—to design, maintain, and defend benefit plans that align with their business goals. Alan’s core expertise includes Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), 401(k) and other qualified retirement plans, and compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A for executive deferred compensation. He also advises on employee benefit issues in corporate transactions and defends clients before the IRS, Department of Labor (DOL), and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC).
Alan H. Kandel
Trull v. Board of Trustees of the McCreary Modern, Inc. ESOP, No. 5:25-CV-00011-KDB-SCR (W.D.N.C. Oct. 1, 2025)
On October 1, 2025, a motion to dismiss was granted in Trull v. Board of Trustees of the McCreary Modern, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
