Ballard Spahr LLP

At Ballard Spahr LLP, its employee benefits and executive compensation team is particularly active in complex pension and retirement plan mandates, including defined benefit plan mergers, spin-offs, funding corrections and large-scale plan terminations. The practice spans executive compensation, ESOPs, health and welfare plans and multiemployer arrangements, with additional depth in withdrawal liability and collective bargaining-related benefits issues. Brian Pinheiro heads up the group from Philadelphia and skilled in ERISA governance, Section 409A and 280G matters, and regulatory proceedings before the IRS, DOL and PBGC. Also based in the Philadelphia office, Edward Leeds focuses on the design, administration and regulatory compliance of health and welfare plans. Over in Washington DC, D. Finn Pressly specialises in ACA, HIPAA and mental health parity compliance, healthcare reform and benefits-related regulatory developments.