Gerald Thomas > McGuireWoods LLP > Atlanta, United States > Lawyer Profile

McGuireWoods LLP’s tax and employee benefits team provides advice concerning implementation and compliance of various executive compensation, retirement, and health and benefit plans. Atlanta-based Gerald Thomas co-heads the practice with Taylor French, who works from the Charlotte office. In Chicago, Carolyn Trenda is a key point of contact for businesses which want to check their compliance with the SECURE 2.0 act. Also in Chicago, Katie Rak is adept in representing both government and private clients in implementing pension plans and initiatives. In the Charlotte office, Allison Tanner advises employers on employee benefit and executive compensation matters which relate to ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

McGuireWoods LLP manages employee-related aspects in business acquisitions and dispositions, including the termination, integration, and spin-off of benefit plans. Gerald Thomas leads the firm’s wider tax and employee benefits department from Atlanta, while Charlotte-based Taylor Wedge French co-chairs the employee benefits and executive compensation division, advising clients in the pharmaceutical, financial services, and industrial sectors on stock and asset purchases. In Richmond, Robert Cipolla assists clients with the integration of employee benefit plans post-corporate transactions, while Robert Wynne offers expertise in both equity and non-equity-based incentive schemes. Carolyn Trenda, operating from Chicago, supports clients in restructuring retiree medical programs and consolidating employee benefit plans. In Charlotte, Allison Tanner offers her experience in navigating ERISA and Internal Revenue Code issues.

McGuireWoods LLP‘s non-contentious tax offering is particularly strong in the energy and private equity spaces. Practice head Gerald Thomas in Atlanta advises on public offerings and M&A across a wide range of industries, including private equity, healthcare, tech, energy, and real estate. Houston’s Durham McCormick focuses on the tax structuring of renewable energy transactions, with an emphasis on production tax credits, investment tax credits, and Section 1603 Treasury Grants. Craig Bell in Richmond offers state and local tax expertise, while Sabrina Conyers in Charlotte advises public and private corporations, investment banks, and private equity funds.

McGuireWoods LLP acts on behalf of a range of prominent charitable organizations and nonprofits as well as numerous high-net-worth donors is active across Virginia and the Southeast. Gerald Thomas is an Atlanta-based expert in corporate transactions and restructurings and co-leads the department alongside the highly experienced Michele McKinnon, who works from Richmond and advises on governance, endowment and investment matters. Also key are Jean Gordon Carter in Raleigh, who is former co-chair of the firm’s private wealth services group, and Bradley Ridlehoover of Richmond, who works closely with McKinnon and is active in both contentious and non-contentious tax matters.