Alex C. Eads

Alex C. Eads is an employment lawyer and senior associate at Krieg DeVault in Indianapolis and practices in executive compensation and employee benefits. He advises companies, ESOP trustees, and ERISA fiduciaries on benefits, fiduciary, and transaction matters. His work includes leveraged and non-leveraged ESOP transactions, employee benefit plan design and administration, executive compensation, and issues that arise when corporate transactions intersect with benefit and compensation arrangements.

Eads earned a J.D. cum laude from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, together with a graduate certification in Corporate and Commercial Law. He previously earned a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. His combined legal, accounting, and finance background supports detailed work involving valuation, transaction structure, fiduciary duties, plan design, and regulatory compliance.

Eads advises on ERISA governance, IRS and U.S. Department of Labor inquiries, correction matters, deferred compensation, equity-based arrangements, synthetic equity, and incentive compensation. He works on entity structuring, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and due diligence when those matters connect with benefits or compensation. His earlier experience as a CPA and business valuator adds financial perspective to legal analysis involving employee ownership and corporate transactions.

Alex C. Eads is admitted in Indiana and brings legal, accounting, valuation, and finance experience to executive compensation and employee benefits matters. His practice helps businesses and fiduciaries coordinate regulatory duties with transaction goals and workforce arrangements. By addressing ESOP structures, ERISA obligations, compensation plans, and related corporate issues together, he supports clients seeking practical solutions to technically detailed benefits and transaction questions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Krieg DeVault LLP
• Member, Indiana State Bar Association
• Member, Indianapolis Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, The ESOP Association
• Member, National Center of Employee Ownership
• Member, ESOP Alliance

Licensed State

• Indiana

Education

• Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• Indiana University Kelley School of Business
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting and Finance

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