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Rated 3.8 out of 5
Firm: Bass. Berry & Sims, PLC
100 Peabody Pl Ste 900 , Memphis , Tennessee 38103
Practice Areas: Corporate , Employee Benefits, Health Care & Hospitalization, Taxation - State & Federal
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.
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Rated 3.4 out of 5
Firm: Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, PLLC
One Commerce Sq Ste 2700 , Memphis , Tennessee 38103
Practice Areas: Civil , Employee Benefits, Labor , Employment & Labor
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Rated 3.9 out of 5
Firm: Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC
Brinkley Plaza 80 Monroe Ave Ste 800 , Memphis , Tennessee 38103
Practice Areas: Civil , Employee Benefits, ERISA, Insurance , Products Liability, Government
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Rated 4.7 out of 5
20th Floor First Building , Memphis , Tennessee 38103
Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Regulation,Constitutional ,Contracts,Employee Benefits,Entertainment & Sports ,ERISA,Insurance ,Social Security Benefits & Disability