Biography
Zoe Wachter is an attorney in Jackson Walker’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice. She advises public and private companies on executive compensation matters, with a focus on public company SEC disclosure, corporateĀ governance, and compensation-related aspects of capital markets and M&A transactions. Her practice includes drafting and reviewing proxy statement and periodic report disclosures, advising on say-on-pay matters, and structuring executive and equity compensation arrangements in connection with financings and other strategic transactions.
Zoe also counsels companies on the design, implementation, and administration of executive and equity-based compensation programs, with particular attention to the tax, ERISA, securities, and corporate governance considerations that shape those arrangements. In addition, she regularly advises on employment, retention, separation and other ad hoc compensation arrangements for senior executives and key employees.
Beyond her transactional and disclosure work, Zoe assists employersĀ with the ongoing administration and compliance of qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, and health and welfare benefit programs. She collaborates closely with labor and employment counsel on restrictive covenants, workforce transitions, and policy updates, to help ensure that compensation and benefits strategies align with broader employment objectives and regulatoryĀ requirements.
Education
B.A., magna cum laude with high honors, University of Georgia
J.D., with honors, Emory University School of Law
Bar Admissions
New York
Texas