Golan Christie Taglia is pleased to announce that long-time partner Andrew Williams has been designated as Senior Counsel to the firm.

In that capacity he will provide GCT corporate lawyers and litigators with technical support in connection with business transactions, specialized contracts, and contested employee benefit claims. This includes counsel on fiduciary compliance and disputes arising under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), correction of retirement plan and 401(k) operating deficiencies, advice on employee benefit continuity issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, providing Section 409(A) counsel on deferred and incentive compensation plans, and implementation of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) as a business succession strategy. Of course, Andy will continue to provide legal counsel to individuals, benefit professionals, financial institutions, in-house legal counsel and HR staff in the business and not-for-profit communities. This means that he will continue to deal with the most common question he gets asked which is “Can I invest my IRA or 401(k) account in real estate or a private business?”

If this is something you are interested in, give a Andy a call - he’s heard it before! You can also find more information about the focus of his practice on his personal website, www.BenefitsLawGroupofChicago.com.