McGuireWoods LLP maintains a growing employee benefits and executive compensation practice, handling a broad range of matters for a diverse client base across industries. Led by Taylor Wedge French in Charlotte and Gerald Thomas in Atlanta, the team regularly advises on incentive compensation structures, ERISA compliance, and executive agreements. The firm’s experience spans complex benefits-related transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and restructuring mandates. Clients include major financial institutions, energy providers, and multinational corporations, with the firm frequently engaged for its ability to navigate intricate benefits programs. The practice continues to expand its national footprint, with figures such as Robert Wynne and Allison Tanner playing a key role.
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Key clients
- Dominion Energy Services, Inc.
- L3 Harris Technologies, Inc.
- Perspecta, Inc.
- Direct Energy (Centrica US Holdings, Inc.) – NRG Energy
- Latticework Capital Management, LLC
- Trinity Private Equity Group
- eLearning Brothers, LLC
- Navient Solutions, LLC
- Rising Point Capital
- Carolina Foods, Inc.
Lawyers
Practice head
Gerald V. Thomas II, Taylor Wedge French
Other key lawyers
Robert Wynne; Allison Tanner