Lauren Nelson counsels clients across various industries on employee benefits and executive compensation. She advises on compliance, answers benefits and compensation questions that arise during corporate transactions for both buyers and sellers, and assists business owners and management on resolving employment disputes before and during litigation.
Well-versed in ERISA, HIPAA, and other retirement, health, and employment-related regulations, Lauren has represented public companies, private entities, and individual executives on complex employment and labor issues. She has analyzed issues under IRC Sections 280G and 409A, filed applications with the Department of Labor and the IRS, and drafted various policies, handbooks, and agreements, including equity award agreements. Lauren also has litigated matters brought under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Lauren earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School. Outside of law, Lauren holds certificates in global cultures and African studies and has studied abroad on four continents. Fluent in Spanish and an intermediate Arabic speaker, Lauren created and taught classes to first-grade students as a homeroom teacher in Saudi Arabia before graduating from law school. She has also translated for the National Immigration Justice Center.
Admitted to Practice
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Wisconsin, 2021
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Texas, 2023
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Washington, 2024
Education
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J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 2021
- Michael Best Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship Recipient
- Moot Court
- Immigrant Law Clinic
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B.A., International Studies and Political Science, University of Wisconsin, 2013
- Certificate in Global Cultures
- Certificate in African Studies
- Powers-Knapp Scholar
- Critical Language Scholar-Arabic
- FLAS Fellowship-Arabic
Languages
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Arabic, Spanish
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Translator, National Immigration Justice Center
Background
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- Associate, Haynes Boone LLP, Dallas, 2022-2023
- Associate, Michael Best, Chicago, 2021-2022
- Summer Associate, Michael Best, Madison, Wis., 2020
- Law Clerk, Quartz Health Solutions, Madison, Wis., 2019
- Homeroom Teacher, Rowad Alkhaleej Training Education Institution, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, 2017-2018