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Amal Rafiq is a member of the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits group and advises companies, investors, and executives on the compensation and benefits issues that shape complex transactions and long-term talent strategy. She works closely with deal teams to align executive and equity incentives with business objectives in mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions.

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Amal structures and implements executive compensation programs, equity and incentive arrangements, and retirement and deferred compensation plans for public and private companies, investment funds, and senior leadership. She counsels buyers, sellers, management teams, and lenders on tax, compliance, and reporting considerations that affect transaction value and post-closing execution. Her practice also includes guiding clients through ERISA and Internal Revenue Code requirements and government correction programs.

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She brings additional perspective from prior experience advising employers and multiemployer benefit funds on fiduciary duties, plan governance, and ERISA litigation. Amal is an active member of the South Asian Bar Association and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and is fluent in Urdu and Hindi. Amal is dedicated to pro bono work primarily serving immigrants and asylees.

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Handles benefit aspects of multimillion-dollar acquisitions and divestitures of various private equity clients

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Guided a plan sponsor during a DOL audit, which resulted in the assessment of minimal penalties

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Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2023

2023 New York Employment Roundtable

2023 DC Employment Roundtable

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2024

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2024

2024 DC Employment Roundtable

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

Vedder Price Pro Bono Committee Recognizes Outstanding Attorneys at the 2022 Pro Bono Awards Reception

Amal Rafiq Selected as President-Elect of South Asian Bar Association Board of Directors

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

DOL Fiduciary Rollover Guidance Struck Down by District Court

DOL Drops Appeal of ASA Case Eliminating Rollover Guidance

2025 DC Employment Roundtable

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Vedder Represents Spartan Aerospace Group in Acquisition of Lourdes Industries, Inc.

Amal Rafiq

Amal Rafiq

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Vedder Represents Spartan Aerospace Group in Acquisition of Lourdes Industries, Inc.

Vedder Price Advises Exante in Sale to Vanda

2025 DC Employment Roundtable

Vedder Price Represents Wynnchurch Capital in Sale of Northstar Aerospace to GE Aerospace

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

The Mouse That Roared: A Look Back at TCW v. Evergreen

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

Amal Rafiq

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Affiliations

Languages

Recognition

Insights & Events

Vedder Represents Spartan Aerospace Group in Acquisition of Lourdes Industries, Inc.

Vedder Price Advises Exante in Sale to Vanda

2025 DC Employment Roundtable

Vedder Price Represents Wynnchurch Capital in Sale of Northstar Aerospace to GE Aerospace

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Rosemont, IL 2025

The Mouse That Roared: A Look Back at TCW v. Evergreen

Vedder Works Employment Law Series Chicago, IL 2025

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