Mike Lane provides smart, strategic employee benefits and human resources solutions for public and private companies, as well as tax-exempt organizations.
Clients turn to Mike for adept yet highly efficient assistance with a broad range of qualified retirement plan matters, including issues before the U.S. Department of Labor and the Internal Revenue Service. He has broad experience drafting and reviewing equity compensation arrangements, employee stock purchase plans and prospectuses, and incentive compensation plans. In this capacity, he consults with clients on various Section 409A compliance matters.
Mike also regularly advises employers on employee benefits and executive compensation matters in mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
Professional
- Missouri Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Employee Benefits Association of St. Louis
Community
- Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts
- University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (by BL Rankings), 2023
- Included in “Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers” Rising Stars list, 2013-2016 (by Thomson Reuters)
When I’m not working, I enjoy playing golf. I don’t have a favorite course, but I am planning a trip to Bandon Dunes in Oregon. Their courses are built on sand dunes overlooking the Pacific.