Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2023 
Alexander L. Mounts is an attorney with Krieg DeVault LLP in Indianapolis, Indiana, and a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation andEmployee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) Practices. His practice areas include Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. He counsels for-profit and not-for-profit organizations on a broad range of employee benefits matters, including the design and drafting of qualified retirement plans, employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions, and the correction of operational and plan document failures.
Mr. Mounts also assists clients with matters involving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), including responses to plan audits and requests for private letter rulings, advisory opinions, and prohibited transaction exemptions. He works with clients on compliance, plan administration, and regulatory matters involving employee benefit plans.
Mr. Mounts has a significant focus on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). He works with companies, trustees, lenders, and sellers on ESOP design and implementation, the sale of ESOP-owned companies, ongoing plan matters, fiduciary responsibilities, and corporate governance. He also counsels public, private, and not-for-profit organizations on executive compensation, including the design and implementation of nonqualified deferred compensation plans and equity-based and non-equity-based incentive compensation programs.
His executive compensation practice includes advising clients on compliance with Sections 83, 162(m), 280G, 409A, and 457 of the Internal Revenue Code.
