About Steven
Steve Long leads the firm's Tax and Employee Benefits practice. He has extensive experience working with employers in banking, retail, and technology to establish and maintain retirement plans, executive compensation agreements, stock incentive plans and other employee benefits. Steve also advises charities and other tax-exempt organizations regarding their IRC 403(b) and IRC 457 retirement plans, as well as issues related to compliance with Internal Revenue Service and state regulations concerning executive compensation, fundraising and lobbying activities. Additionally, he counsels business owners and individuals in retirement and estate planning.
Practice Areas
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Raleigh (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Raleigh (2017)
- Recognized: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Recognized: Tax Law
- Practice Area: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Practice Area: Commercial Litigation
- Special Focus: COVID-19
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, Tax/Estate Planning, 2006-2007, 2009-2011, 2018, 2022-2023
- The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2010-2019; Tax Law 2013-2019
- "Legal Elite," Business North Carolina, 2006-2007, 2009-2011, and 2018
- "Super Lawyer," North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2010-2021
- "2019 Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers