Lynne D. Mapes-Riordan

Lynne concentrates her practice in employee benefits, employment law and executive compensation.  Her practice has provided her with a breadth of experience in all aspects of a company's relationships with its executives and other employees, including executive employment, severance and compensation agreements and arrangements.  She regularly advises clients on the tax law and ERISA requirements of tax-qualified retirement plans and represents clients before the IRS and DOL in connection with tax-qualified plans. Lynne has extensive experience in the employment, employee benefit and executive compensation issues that arise in mergers, acquisitions and liquidations.

Lynne advises organizations of all sizes in many different industries, including non-profit entities, in employment law matters, from hiring (including background checks, drug testing, offer letters, and employment agreements), on-going compliance (including FLSA, retirement and welfare benefits, performance reviews, reasonable accommodation under the ADA, leave requirements under the FMLA and various state leave laws, and discipline issues) and termination issues. Additionally, Lynne’s practice includes the resolution of disputes in the employment context, including private dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation.

Lynne heads the firm's Women's Committee and serves on the firm's Diversity and Recruiting Committees.

Professional Activities and Honors

• Member, Illinois State Bar Association, Employment Law and Employee Benefits Committees
• Member, National Association of Women Business Owners, Corporate Partner Committee

Charitable and Community Involvement

• Board of Directors, Child Care Center of Evanston, Inc., 1996-present
• Board of Directors, Evanston Junior Wildcats Baseball Association, 2005-2008

Publications

• Client Action Alert - TARP Executive Compensation Restrictions - Treasury's Interim Final Rule
• Client Action Alert - Treasury Equity Purchases are not Triggers for Payment Under §409A Plans
• Regular guest columnist, "Frequently Asked Compliance Questions," Illinois Banker

Events & Speaking Engagements

• The Employer-Employee Relationship: Avoid the Minefields & Nurture the Relationship
• The ABCs of HR Compliance
• "Employment Law Update," Brown Palace Network, Dallas, TX, April 2010
• "Employee Benefits Legislative Update," Worldwide Employee Benefit (WEB) Network, December 2008
• "Protecting Your Franchise: Employment Concerns," Brown Palace Network, Denver, CO, October 2008
• "The Supervisor & the Law," Illinois Bankers Association Supervisor's School, October 2007
• "Employee Handbooks," Community Bankers Association of Illinois, March 2006