Stephen Penrod
Trusted Employee Benefits Attorney, Advisor and Counselor | Enhancing Client Experience through Innovative Benefits & Executive Compensation Solutions
- Role
- Counsel at Thompson Hine LLP
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stephen Penrod
Trusted employee benefits attorney, advisor, and counselor, possessing extensive…
Experience
Counsel
Nov 2024 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Counsels employers on the administration of qualified and nonqualified retirement and welfare benefit plans and on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Internal Revenue Code compliance. • Negotiates purchase agreements, analyzes due diligence documentation, and integrates the employee benefits provisions raised in 400+ corporate acquisitions, dispositions, and mergers.• Mitigates benefit plan risks for numerous clients of various sizes with complex qualified, non-qualified and executive compensation issues and questions through training, counseling and legal analysis becoming a trusted advisor for business, legal and human resources clients.• Analyzes regulatory and case law changes, drafts client bulletins, and presents continuing legal education (CLE) seminars on legal updates and risk mitigating strategies given recent legal and regulatory changes.• Conducts frequent employee training for numerous clients on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).• Engages the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of clients through filings such as Forms 5310, 5500 and through plan audits while negotiating favorable results for the clients.
Education
Cleveland State University College of Law
Juris Doctor
The College of Wooster
Bachelor of Arts
Skills
- Deferred Compensation
- Legal Writing
- Corporate Governance
- Due Diligence
- Legal Research
- Employee Relations
- Legal Compliance
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Employee Benefits
- Project Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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