Eckert Seamans Expands Employee Benefits Practice with Addition of Newark Member Lawrence J. Finnell
January 16, 2024
National law firm Eckert Seamans has welcomed Lawrence J. Finnell as a Member in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. He joins Eckert Seamans’ Newark office.
Finnell advises clients on a broad range of employee benefits issues pertaining to establishment, operation, administration, fiduciary aspects, and corporate governance matters related to tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive compensation arrangements. He has extensive experience counseling clients with plan design, formation, and implementation matters, considering plan investment issues, correcting plan operational errors, and advising on fiduciary concerns. Finnell also counsels clients on the benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including plan mergers, freezes, spinoffs, and terminations, and assists clients during IRS and DOL plan audits and investigations.
“We are excited to welcome Larry to the firm and our Employee Benefits practice,” said Ray Vogliano, Chair of Eckert Seamans’ firmwide Tax, Estates & Employee Benefits practice. “Larry brings with him a wealth of experience in the employee benefits and executive compensation space, and clients across the Eckert Seamans platform will greatly benefit from his addition to our team.”
Finnell also previously served as a Vice President – Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and as counsel at multiple law firms. He earned a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School, an LL.M in Taxation from Villanova University School of Law, and a B.S. from The College of New Jersey.
Lawyers in Eckert Seamans’ Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group guide employers and other stakeholders through the diverse range of laws and regulations that govern employee benefits, executive compensation, and related areas. The group represents clients at every level, ranging from small businesses to multinational corporations, banks, trustees, insurers, multiemployer funds, and governmental and tax-exempt employers.