McGuireWoods LLP

Acclaimed for its ‘deep technical expertise coupled with practical knowledge’, McGuireWoods LLP’s employee benefits and tax practice covers both traditional benefit and compensation matters as well as issues demanding a broader, multidisciplinary approach. The team is led from Charlotte by Taylor French, whose expertise covers the range of benefit, compensation and retirement plan design and implementation for clients that range from large financial entities to nonprofit organizations. Also in Charlotte is Allison Tanner, who counsels clients on plan issues arising under ERISA and the IRC. The leading lawyer in the Richmond office is Robert Wynne, whose ‘ability to distill complex legal concepts into actionable advice’ makes him a specialist in plan design in the context of M&A, and Chicago’s Carolyn Trenda leads in health, welfare and fringe benefit plan design.