Christian D. Hancey
Partner

Practice Areas

Experience

Christian Hancey is a member of the Labor and Employment Group, where he focuses on employee benefits and compensation matters. Mr. Hancey assists employers in designing and administering their employee benefit plans, including compliance with tax qualification rules, ERISA, and other legal requirements. Mr. Hancey also frequently advises companies on executive compensation issues, such as stock award plans, incentive compensation plans and employment severance agreements.

Mr. Hancey has significant litigation experience and has handled numerous ERISA litigation matters, including claims for benefits, breach of fiduciary duty actions, Department of Labor enforcement actions, and employee class actions.

Publications and Presentations

• Speaker, "The Benefits Professional's Guide to Labor and Employment Law," Worldwide Employee Benefits Network Conference, March 2010.
• Speaker, “2009-2010 Employee Benefit Compliance Issues,” New York Employee Benefits Conference, November 2009.
• Speaker, “Compensation Issues in the Financial Services Industry,” American Corporate Counsel Association, October 2009.
• Speaker, “Incentive Schemes and Retention Strategies in a Changing Economic Climate,” International Bar Association Employment Law Conference, April 2009.
• Coauthor, “Retaining Key Employees During Tough Economic Times,” International Bar Association Employment Law Newsletter, February 2009.
• Speaker, “Executive Compensation Claims,” Practicing Law Institute, October 2008.
• Speaker, “Pension Protection Act of 2006: Where Are We Now? A Midterm Review for Defined Contribution Plans,” New York Employee Benefits Conference, March 2008.
• Speaker, “Mission Not Impossible: Competitive Employee Benefits in Today’s Difficult Environment,” FMA Conference, May 2006.
• Speaker, “The Pension Protection Act of 2006: Pension Reform and Much, Much More,” American Corporate Counsel Association, September 2006.
• Speaker, “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation: Section 409A,” Monroe County Bar Association, May, 2005.

Admissions

Mr. Hancey is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
Brigham Young University, B.A., magna cum laude

Affiliations

Mr. Hancey is a member of the Monroe County, New York State, and American Bar Associations (Section of Labor and Employment Law).