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Products June 9, 2009
Reish Firm Sports New Name, Structure
June 8, 2009 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A Los Angeles law
firm well known in the retirement services space for its
expertise in Employee Retirement Income Security Act
fiduciary issues has reorganized and now sports a new
name.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
A news release said Reish Luftman Reicher & Cohen is now known as Reish & Reicher and offers eight legal practice groups chaired by one or more experienced lawyers.
The practice groups with their group leaders now include:
- Business and Tax – Lee Reicher and Jon Karp
- Business and Real Estate Litigation – Gary Wexler
- Employment Litigation and Consulting – Mark Terman
- ERISA and Benefits – Fred Reish and Bruce Ashton
- Estate Planning and Probate – Jeff Lewis and Jon Karp
- Fiduciary and Benefits Litigation – Mike Vanic and Joe Faucher
- Real Estate – Marc Benezra and Lee Reicher
- Financial Services Group – Jason Roberts, Fred Reish and Bruce Ashton
According to the announcement, the new Financial Services Group consolidates the work for financial service companies including broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, insurance companies, retirement plan providers, hedge funds and private equity funds.
Attorney Fred Reish is a regular PLANSPONSOR columnist.
More information is available at www.reish.com
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