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330 North Wabash Ave.
Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312.755.3145
awilliams@agdglaw.com
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"I worked with Andrew for approximately two years…. In my opinion, Andrew is very knowledgeable and works well with other people…. Andrew was very timely in preparing responses to the other party as well as to me when circumstances required. Andrew has the ability to explain a set of circumstances so the average layman can understand the approach or problem and make a rational decision. During the time I worked with Andrew he did not deviate from his original approach, which indicates his knowledge of the subject and his ability to prepare for the work that is required to obtain the desired results.
I found the services Andrew provided me to be of a very high standard and I was exceptionally pleased with the result he obtained. In my opinion, Andrew is trustworthy, honest, and capable and I would not hesitate using his services in the future should the need arise."
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Andrew
S. Williams is
a Chicago ERISA lawyer. His employee benefit practice encompasses
the preparation, qualification, ERISA compliance and termination of
retirement plans of all kinds (including pension plans, profit
sharing plans, Section 401(k) plans and leveraged employee stock
ownership plans, or "ESOPs"); deferred compensation, non-compete
and employment agreements as well as Section 409A compliance
matters; cafeteria and flexible benefit plans; qualified domestic
relations orders (QDROs); group health and other welfare benefit
plans (including ERISA subrogation, HIPAA and COBRA coverage
matters); representation of clients before the Internal Revenue
Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation in EPCRS and VCP submissions as well as private
letter ruling requests; ERISA compliance issues including
representation in ERISA fiduciary cases; and employment law and
employment termination matters, including executive compensation
agreements, negotiated severance arrangements, and Illinois
employment rights. Mr. Williams also is engaged in a general
practice as an attorney and counselor to businesses, human resource
professionals, tax-exempt entities, professional organizations and
individuals. Mr. Williams has extensive experience as an attorney
representing clients in business transactions and acquisitions and
benefit issues involved in acquisitions, including reduction in
force ("RIF") strategies and documentation. Representative
client engagements include:
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design,
preparation and implementation of qualified retirement plans,
deferred compensation arrangements and welfare benefit plans for
a wide variety of clients in commerce and the professions,
including not-for-profit entities
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implementation
of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan for an S corporation client
in order to allow the client to conduct business on a tax-exempt
basis
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correction
of retirement plan qualification defects through the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) Employee Plans Compliance Resolution
System (EPCRS)
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private
letter ruling request for IRS waiver of the 60-day IRA rollover
period pursuant to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA)
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representation
of an accounting firm in a U.S. Department of Labor ERISA action
seeking recovery of damages on behalf of a qualified retirement
plan for breaches of fiduciary duty by one of the firm’s
partners
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representation
of real estate developers in a U.S. Department of Labor claim
for breach of ERISA fiduciary duties arising from the sale of
limited partnership interests to qualified plan investors (see
Reich v. McManus, 883 F.Supp. 1144 (N.D. Ill., 1995))
Bar
Admissions: Mr. Williams is licensed to practice in the State
of
Illinois
and the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois in
Chicago
, where he is a member of the trial bar.
Law
School : University
of
Michigan Law
School, J.D., with honors, 1973
Undergraduate
School
:
Wabash
College
,
Crawfordsville
,
Indiana
, 1967
Undergraduate
School
Honors/Involvement: magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa
Bar/Professional
Association Involvement: Mr. Williams is a member of the
Chicago Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Committee, the
Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce, and the
Hinsdale, Illinois Plan Commission (2003 - 2006). Mr. Williams speaks on benefit and
employment related topics to professional and other groups, and
maintains a web site, www.BenefitsLawGroupofChicago.com,
which publishes employment and benefit updates, analysis and
commentary.
Firm
Description: Aronberg Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa LLP is a
Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rated firm established over 100 years
ago. The firm currently consists of over thirty lawyers
engaged in a business transaction, commercial litigation, real
estate, employment, insurance, and banking practice. Aronberg
Goldgehn Davis & Garmisa maintains offices at
330 N Wabash, Suite
1700,
Chicago, Illinois
60611
312.755.3145, and 10 North Martingale Road, 47th Floor, Schaumburg,
Illinois
60173
(847) 985-4060. More information on Aronberg Goldgehn Davis
& Garmisa is available at www.agdglaw.com.
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