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Beth is a senior managing associate in the firm’s Employee Benefits &amp; Executive Compensation group. Her practice focuses on assisting public and private companies of all sizes with a range of employee benefit matters, including the design and administration of qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, as well as executive compensation matters. Beth also collaborates with litigation and transaction teams on various benefits and executive compensation issues.

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Prior to joining the firm, Beth practiced in the Cleveland office of a global law firm, where she advised clients on employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including navigating the employee benefits and executive compensation facets of corporate transactions, often with cross-border implications. Her experience also extends to drafting employment, equity incentive, separation and severance agreements, and assisting public companies in the preparation of compensation-related proxy statement disclosures.

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Cleveland State University, J.D., 2017

Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 2014

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Elizabeth R. Vitale

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<li>&#8220;Employee Benefits in the Year Ahead: A Retirement Plan Update for 2025,&#8221; Thompson Hine Annual Labor &amp; Employment Seminar, November 2024</li>
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<li>Inducted into The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Time Well Spent Honor Society, 2024</li>
<li>Inducted into The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Community Commitment Honor Society, 2024</li>
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<li>WEB (Worldwide Employee Benefits) Network</li>
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Elizabeth R.Vitale

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