Thompson Hine taps Paul Ryan for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice
Paul Ryan has joined the Atlanta office of the law firm Thompson Hine LLP as of counsel in the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. Prior to joining Thompson Hine, Mr. Ryan was a partner with Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.
His practice will focus on the design, administration and termination of tax-qualified plans and trusts; analysis of benefit issues and liabilities in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions; and welfare benefit plan and flexible benefit plan implementation, administration and documentation. Mr. Ryan will also focus on non-qualified deferred compensation plan drafting and compliance, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability and arbitration, and governmental plan compliance.
Mr. Ryan has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor, both in connection with employee benefit plan audits and regulatory relief programs.
“We are pleased to have Paul as part of our growing Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice,” said Tim Brown, leader of Thompson Hine’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. “His extensive experience will be a significant asset to the firm and its clients.”
“We welcome Paul to the firm as we continue to expand our presence in the Atlanta market,” added Walt Linscott, partner-in-charge of the Atlanta office. “The addition of Paul to our firm allows us to showcase the full range of legal services the firm has to offer, both locally and nationally.”
Mr. Ryan received his J.D. from The Catholic University of America and his B.A. from Furman University. He is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia.
Established in 1911, Thompson Hine is a business law firm dedicated to providing superior client service. For the last several years, the firm has been named one of the Best Corporate Law Firms in America (in an annual survey of corporate directors conducted by Corporate Board Member magazine). With more than 400 lawyers, Thompson Hine serves premier businesses worldwide. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Brussels, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, New York and Washington, D.C.