Overview
Thompson Hine's team of Employee Benefits lawyers, with more than 300 years’ collective experience, assists clients every day in complying with the fast-changing, ever-expanding 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 service-oriented and efficient advice in areas including:
- 401(k) plans
- Defined benefit plans including cash balance plans and pension equity plans
- Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)
- 403(b) plans
- Multiemployer pension plans
- Puerto Rico qualified plans and trusts
- 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
- Post-transaction integration issues