Services

Thompson Hine's team of Employee Benefits lawyers, with more than 300 years’ collective experience, assists clients every day in complying with the ever-changing, growing set of rules and regulations governing retirement plans. Our practice includes lawyers who have experience working for the governmental agencies responsible for issuing regulations, former in-house benefits counsel, and lawyers who regularly present at national benefits conferences. We work proactively with every client to provide timely advice in all of the following areas:

• 401(k) plans
• Defined benefit plans including cash balance plans and pension equity plans
• Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), including S corporation ESOPs, the use of ESOPs in leveraged buyouts and as an antitakeover device, and the representation of parties in ESOP loan transactions
• 403(b) plans and other plans and arrangements unique to tax exempt and governmental employers
• Multiemployer pension plans
• Puerto Rico qualified plans and trusts
• ERISA-prohibited transactions and trust investments, including company stock
• Investment management, consulting and service provider agreements
• Master and common trusts, including reporting and service provider issues
• IRS and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) audits and correction programs
• Reporting and disclosure requirements
• Corporate transaction due diligence and negotiation and post-transaction integration