Thompson & Knight hires 3 new tax lawyers in Dallas
The global law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP has announced the continued expansion of its Tax Practice Group with the addition of Associates John Anderson, William P. Lepak, and Daniel L. Meehan III. They are resident in the Firm’s Dallas office.”John, Billy, and Dan are great additions to our Firm, and we are thrilled to have them join us. Their background and experience will greatly benefit our clients and aide us in the continued expansion of our tax practice,” says David M. Rosenberg, the Firm’s Tax Practice Group Leader.
Anderson focuses his practice on advising employers on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation. He advises clients regarding the design, drafting, compliance, administration, and termination of tax-qualified and non-qualified plans. He also counsels clients on ERISA’s claim procedures and Summary Plan Description (SPD) regulations as well as the prohibited transaction, fiduciary responsibility, and pre-emption provisions of ERISA as they apply to health plans. He received his LL.M. in Taxation and a Certificate in Employee Benefits from Georgetown University Law Center in 2008, his J.D. from Loyola University School of Law in 2007, and his B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 2004. He is licensed to practice law in Georgia, and his Texas admission is pending.
Lepak focuses his practice on taxation matters. He received his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 2008, where he served on the Tax Law Review; his J.D., with honors, from The University of Texas School of Law, where he served on the Texas Law Review; and his B.B.A. in Finance and Economics, with special distinction, from the University of Oklahoma in 2004. He is licensed to practice law in Texas.
Meehan focuses his practice on all aspects of employee benefits, executive compensation, and taxation. He advises clients concerning compliance with fiduciary responsibility, prohibited transactions, and pre-emption provisions of ERISA and the treatment of benefit plans and compensation arrangements in the context of mergers and acquisitions. He received his LL.M. in Taxation and a Certificate in Employee Benefits from Georgetown University Law Center in 2008; his J.D., with distinction, from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he served on the American Indian Law Review; and his B.S. in Finance, summa cum laude, from Salisbury University in 2003. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, and his Texas admission is pending.