Michael Melbinger

Mike Melbinger is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice of the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP. Mike is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at both the University of Illinois College of Law and Northwestern University School of Law.

Mike is the author of the CCH treatise Executive Compensation, now in its Second Edition, the American Bankers Association’s Compliance Guide to Employee Benefit Trusts, and more than 75 articles on executive compensation and employee benefits topics. He is also on the editorial boards of The Corporate Executive, myNQDC.com and Practical Tax Strategies, and "Melbinger's Compensation Blog" for CompensationStandards.com, the first and still most widely read blog on Read more

Mike Melbinger is a partner in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice of the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP. Mike is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at both the University of Illinois College of Law and Northwestern University School of Law.

Mike is the author of the CCH treatise Executive Compensation, now in its Second Edition, the American Bankers Association’s Compliance Guide to Employee Benefit Trusts, and more than 75 articles on executive compensation and employee benefits topics. He is also on the editorial boards of The Corporate Executive, myNQDC.com and Practical Tax Strategies, and "Melbinger's Compensation Blog" for CompensationStandards.com, the first and still most widely read blog on the topic.

Mike has testified before the of U.S. Senate Banking Committee Subcommittee On Financial Institutions And Consumer Protection, on executive compensation at financial institutions and he is frequently quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and other national publications. He has appeared as a guest on the Jim Lehrer News Hour, the Fox News Business Report and other nationally broadcast television programs.

Mike practices exclusively in the area of executive compensation and employee benefit issues for corporations, partnerships, executives, boards of directors and fiduciaries. He also handles the benefits and compensation issues in litigation, bankruptcy, change in control, and public offering situations.

Mike was elected as a fellow into the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel in 2005, and named to the 2011 BTI Client Service All-Stars. Each year since 2007, he has been named a Leading Lawyer for Business by Chamber & Partners and one of the top 100 lawyers in Illinois by "Illinois Super Lawyers." He is a member of the ABA and NASPP.

Mike received a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame in 1980 and a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1983. He serves on the Board of Visitors of the University of Illinois College of Law.

Consulting, design, drafting, and establishing executive compensation plans and arrangements. Training and presentations on executive compensation topics.

Current and past clients include two companies in the Fortune 10 as well as dozens more publicly traded companies in
• Technology
• Financial services
• Personal services
• Manufacturing

Current and past clients include two companies in the Fortune 10 as well as dozens more publicly traded companies in
• Technology
• Financial services
• Personal services
• Manufacturing