Erin Turley

Partner

Erin Turley is a partner in Morgan Lewis's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice. Ms. Turley focuses her practice in the area of ERISA with respect to employee benefits including qualified plans, non-qualified plans, welfare benefit plans, and executive and deferred compensation. She focuses on advising employers in the design, implementation, and administration of tax qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor in audit and correction matters. Ms. Turley has advised employers with respect to issues raised in connection with corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as they relate to the various benefit plans maintained by the affected corporate entity or entities.

Ms. Turley also has an extensive background in employee stock ownership plans (ESOP) and has been involved in numerous ESOP transactions including leveraged buy-outs, mergers, acquisitions, and the structuring and financing of ESOPs using private equity. She is a member of the Valuation Committee for the National ESOP Association.

Ms. Turley is admitted to practice in Texas and before the Supreme Court of Texas.