Washington, D.C. Adds Employee Benefits Partner
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 2007) — The Washington, D.C. office of McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of Eugene M. Holmes as a partner in the Firm's Employee Benefits and European Labor Group.
"We are excited to have Eugene join our team," commented Paul M. Hamburger, head of the Washington, D.C. employee benefits practice. "The combination of talent and experience he brings with him can immediately go to work on a number of existing projects across the Firm."
Mr. Holmes' practice focuses on day-to-day client counseling related to plan operation and governmental regulatory compliance for defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, executive and equity compensation programs, and health and welfare plans. He also counsels clients on compensation and benefits plan ramifications and the impact on the employer workforce that results from corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and reduction-in-force initiatives.
Mr. Holmes received his LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center in 2001, his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1995, and his B.S. from Michigan State University in 1987. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Georgia and Michigan. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Tax, Labor and Health Law sections.
McDermott Will & Emery is a pioneer in the field of employee benefits. The Firm has been advising clients on a variety of employee benefits and executive compensation matters for more than 50 years and has the capacity to help clients work through complex problems with a level of employee benefits and international experience not found at most law firms. McDermott represents more than 38 Fortune 500 companies and 10 Fortune 100 companies in employee benefits matters on a regular basis. Many of the Firm's clients are service providers for employee benefit plans maintained by other employers, including trustees, record-keepers and insurers.
