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Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans

Our team advises private sector and tax-exempt employers and plan fiduciaries on the design, administration, termination, and investments under all types of tax-qualified plans, including:

  • Pension or defined benefit plans;
  • Cash balance and pension equity plans; and
  • Profit-sharing, 401(k), 403(b), ESOPs and other stock bonus plans.

We regularly work with a broad range of stakeholders, including boards of directors, retirement plan administrative committees, and investment committees on regulatory compliance and plan investments, including the preparation of board and committee packages affecting plan amendments and design changes. Our team counsels clients on the overlap between a collective agreement and the qualified plan requirements, and in matters relating to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) as they relate to the design and operation of retirement plans.

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  • Legal 500 USA: Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design (Nationwide) (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, USA Nationwide (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth and Surrounds (2024-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Georgia (2020-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Texas: Houston & Surrounds (2020-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, North Carolina (2021-2025)
  • Chambers USA – Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Pennsylvania (2021-2025)
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Richmond (Tier 1) 2014-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Charlotte (Tier 1) 2023-2024; (Tier 2) 2021-2022
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Atlanta (Tier 2) 2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Dallas (Tier 1) 2024-2025
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Houston (Tier 2) 2024; (Tier 1) 2025
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York (Tier 2) 2023-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Philadelphia (Tier 2) 2020-2024
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Rhode Island (Tier 1) 2024-2025
  • Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, National (Tier 1) 2024; (Tier 3) 2020, 2023

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