John Heber is a partner in Manatt’s Tax, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice, advising on the structuring and due diligence of business transactions, all aspects of executive compensation, employee benefits and other federal, state and local tax matters. John advises domestic and international companies at the board, board committee and executive officer levels. He also advises on SEC reporting of executive and board compensation, and has extensive experience with ERISA tax and fiduciary compliance.
John has significant experience in the design, taxation and accounting of cash-based and equity incentive plans, nonqualified deferred compensation and tax-qualified retirement plans. He regularly advises on trends in compensation practices and tax-efficient pay strategies.
John is an adjunct tax professor in the L.LM. programs at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles and Golden Gate University in San Francisco.