Jean Yu is a Partner at Hall Benefits Law, where she brings over two decades of experience counseling clients on complex issues in employee benefits, ERISA compliance, executive compensation, and multiemployer plan governance. Her practice includes advising employers and plan sponsors on plan design, fiduciary obligations, and compliance strategies that minimize risk and align with regulatory expectations.
Jean represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor in connection with audits, investigations, and voluntary compliance matters, including plan corrections under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS). She also advises on prohibited transaction rules and fiduciary standards under ERISA, offering practical guidance for plan sponsors navigating increasingly complex legal landscapes.
Her work includes negotiating and implementing collective bargaining agreements and advising on the administration and compliance of multiemployer benefit plans. Jean also supports employers with union-related pension obligations, trust governance, and withdrawal liability issues.
In the area of executive compensation, Jean regularly structures and negotiates employment agreements and equity arrangements for executives at public and private companies, including Fortune 100 employers. She also provides employment and compensation counsel to high-net-worth individuals, public figures, and other professionals regarding tax planning, business structuring, and restrictive covenants.
Jean is known for delivering comprehensive, forward-thinking legal strategies grounded in practical business insight and deep technical knowledge.
EDUCATION
- Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M
- Georgetown University Law Center, Certificate of Employee Benefits
- Seattle University, J.D.
- University of California, Berkeley, B.A., Legal Studies
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
- California
- Washington
