Stephen H. Harris
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
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Biography
Stephen Harris is a partner in the Tax Department of Paul Hastings, and co-chair of the firm’s Global Compensation, Benefits, and ERISA practice. Steve is a recognized leader in compensation, benefits, and ERISA law. He has been ranked by Chambers USA as one of the top employee benefits and executive compensation lawyers in California and Chambers has noted that he “maintains an impressively broad practice that includes IRS, HIPAA and COBRA compliance.” He is also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and The Legal 500 for ERISA litigation. Steve published works include authoring a treatise covering the Federal WARN Act and state analogs and co-authoring the fiduciary responsibility chapter of Employee Benefits Law. He was also a contributing author for Reductions in Force.
Firm
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
- University of Southern California, J.D., graduated 1996
- University of Southern California, J.D., graduated 1996
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

- Tax Law, Los Angeles (2024)
- Tax Law, Los Angeles (2021)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Tax Law
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