BOSTON, Dec. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Marcia Wagner , the Managing Director of The Wagner Law Group , widely recognized as the country’s top ERISA and employee benefits law firm, is ecstatic to announce the opening of a new office in Washington, D.C., effective as of January 1, 2017. “ It is only fitting that a growing law firm at the forefront of some of the most complicated legal and regulatory landscapes, opens an office in our nation’s capitol, and we are truly honored and excited to be able to do so with a staff of outstanding attorneys, ” says Ms. Wagner.
The Wagner Law Group’s Washington D.C. office will be located at 800 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 810, Washington, D.C. 20006. The new office will be staffed with attorneys Dan Brandenburg and David Pickle, partners, Seth Gaudreau, associate, as well as support staff. Mr. Brandenburg has extensive experience and is a recognized expert in the areas of pension, 401(k) and welfare plans, executive compensation (including plans for tax-exempt organizations) and executive employment. He also has substantial experience with association-sponsored member service programs. Mr. Brandenburg represents clients regularly before the IRS, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and counsels clients with respect to the IRS and DOL voluntary compliance programs and audits and investigations initiated by the IRS, DOL and PBGC. Mr. Pickle specializes in all aspects of ERISA Title I provisions, including prohibited transactions and exemptions and reporting and disclosure rules. His experience includes advising clients with respect to investment management services, investment transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and DOL investigations. Mr. Pickle’s clients have included both plan sponsors and investment-related service providers. Mr. Gaudreau, who will be relocating from the firm’s Boston office, conducts legal research and drafts memoranda and briefs for ERISA and employment related cases, and coordinates the electronic filing of case materials. He also prepares ERISA-related governmental filings and is active in the firm’s privacy and security law practice.
The Wagner Law Group :
The Wagner Law Group, now proudly celebrating its 20 th anniversary, has been dedicated to the highest standards of integrity, excellence and thought leadership and is considered to be the nation’s most exceptional ERISA and employee benefits law firms. The firm has six offices, providing unparalleled legal advice to its clients, including large, small and nonprofit corporations as well as individuals and government entities, in over 45 states and several foreign countries. The Wagner Law Group’s 27 attorneys combine many years of experience in their specialty fields of practice with a variety of backgrounds. Seven of the attorneys are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell as having very high to preeminent legal abilities and ethical standards. Six attorneys have been named to the prestigious Super Lawyers list for 2016, which highlight outstanding lawyers based on a rigorous selection process.
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