Practice Areas
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University School of Law, 1977
- Member, Wake Forest Law Review
M.B.A. in Economics, New York University Graduate School of Business Administration, 1974
B.A. in History, with distinction, University of Wisconsin, 1972
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1977
- New York, 1978
- District of Columbia, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
- U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Tax Court
Manes has extensive experience with all aspects of planning, structuring, implementing, and maintaining employee benefit and welfare plans and executive compensation arrangements under federal and state laws. He also provides benefits counseling in connection with complex financial transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition, he provides ongoing ERISA training programs for clients.
Manes has written articles for the online employee benefits newsletter International Foundation for Retirement Education and has co-authored the Employee Benefits Plans chapter of the treatise "Start-Up & Emerging Companies." He has been a frequent speaker at industry conferences, and previously lectured for the American Management Association's "Fundamentals of Finance for Human Resource Professionals" program.
Prior to joining Olshan, Manes served as a chairman in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation group in the New York office of Winston & Strawn LLP.
Professional & Community Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Handled employee benefits aspects of the sale of NuCO2 Inc., the leading and only national provider of bulk CO2 products and services to the U.S. fountain beverage industry, Aurora Capital Group. The transaction was valued at approximately $487 million.
- Handled employee benefits aspects of the $194 million merger of AmCOMP Inc., an insurance holding company, with Employers Holdings, Inc.
- Handled employee benefits aspects of the $185 million merger of Everlast Worldwide Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of boxing and fitness-related sporting goods equipment and worldwide licensor of the Everlast brand, with Brands Holding Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sports Direct International plc, a publicly traded company on the London Stock Exchange.
Media Mentions/News
- November 5, 2020
- November 1, 2019
- May 17, 2012
- May 2, 2012
- January 19, 2011
- February 18, 2010
- July 31, 2009
- November 5, 2008
- May 29, 2008
- January 30, 2008
- January 10, 2008
- September 21, 2007
Publications
- "Employee Benefit Plans," Chapter 14Start-Up & Emerging Companies: Planning, Financing & Operating the Successful Business (Law Journal Press)
Articles & Alerts
- May 2015
- April 2014
- November 2013
- July 2013
- May 20, 2013
- January 2013
- January 2012
- April 2011
- November 2010
- December 2009
- February 2009
- February 2009
- February 2009
- February 2009
- February 2009
- November 2008
- November 2008
- March 2008
- March 2008
- March 2008
- March 2008
- March 2008
- March 2008
- December 2007
- December 2007
- December 2007
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
Press Releases
- November 5, 2020
- November 1, 2019