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In the past year alone, David Thornton has re-qualified a retirement plan with more than $100 million in assets; worked with multiple large employers to implement competitive executive compensation arrangements that are 409A compliant; assisted large and mid-size employers in more than $200 million in corporate transactions with an employee benefits component; created a successful three-part webinar series on the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and established a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) with 2,500 employees across three states. He counsels his clients on the complexities of compliance with the ACA, potentially saving them millions in Play or Pay penalties. As chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group, David leads a team of attorneys whose goal is to help employers deliver health and welfare and retirement benefits to their executives and employees.. David works with for-profit and nonprofit employers, plan fiduciaries, employees, third-party administrators, insurers and other providers of employee benefit plans and programs. His practice involves:. As a former Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigator, David helps companies navigate the intersection of litigation and business concerns. He successfully defended a case, Osborne v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co., that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, and resulted in a change to the interpretation of the word "occupation" under ERISA. The new definition still stands today. His deep understanding of ERISA allows David to provide practical advice in the complex landscape of employee benefits law. David often collaborates with attorneys including those in the Corporate, Healthcare and Litigation Practice Groups on employee benefits issues related to mergers, acquisitions and tax matters for clients.

I have been practicing law for well over 20 years.  I have extensive experience in advising and defending clients in the health care industry, including physicians and physician practice groups, on a range of areas, including:   regulatory compliance (at both the state and federal levels); employment;  practice formation, practice management and dissolution.  I also advise and defend non-healthcare clients on a wide range of business-related issues.. I have tried numerous civil lawsuits to verdict, and I have briefed and argued cases before the Tennessee Court of Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court.. I am a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.. I am a member in good standing with the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the American Health Lawyers Association. I hold the highest rating  (AV), from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.

Experienced Health Care & Hospitalization attorney serving clients in Memphis and surrounding areas.