LOS ANGELES, (February 4, 2010) Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest growing workplace law firms, announced that Jay Adams Knight has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as Partner. He was formerly a partner with the Los Angeles law firm of Musick Peeler.
Mr. Knight advises corporate clients and tax-exempt entities across the country on the creation, administration and operation of qualified and non-qualified employee benefit plans. This includes the creation of employee retirement and welfare plans including 401(k) Plans; plan spin-off and mergers as a result of divestitures; and multimillion dollar plan terminations. He also advises clients and benefit plan administrators with respect to IRS and DOL audits, ERISA litigation, fiduciary obligations and benefit plan administration problems in debt restructuring and acquisitions and divestitures. Listed in the 2010 edition of “South California’s Best Lawyers” (American Lawyer Media), Mr. Knight has written and spoken extensively on employee benefit issues and is a former adjunct professor at Loyola Law School.
Lawrence Stone, Managing Partner of Jackson Lewis’ Los Angeles office, says, “As our firm grows both in numbers of offices as well as reputation, we have even more of a need for the most experienced and talented workplace law specialists like Jay to help serve our expanding client base.”
Mr. Knight is a graduate of the University of California Hastings College of Law and Claremont McKenna College. He is admitted to the California State Bar.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with 600 attorneys practicing in 45 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Corporate Diversity Counseling and College and University Employment Law and Compliance Issues.
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