Tarter Krinsky & Drogin  continues the growth of its Labor and Employment Practice and the  Benefits & Compensation Practice with the addition of Partner David P. Ofenloch, an experienced attorney skilled in employment benefits and executive compensation matters as well as employment and traditional labor-management relations law.

Ofenloch’s joining comes a few months after the labor and employment group strategically expanded by bringing on a team that consisted of three partners, one counsel, and an associate. That move strengthened the practice’s core areas of labor law, employer counseling, and employment law and litigation, while adding new capabilities in all aspects of employee benefits and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) work. Ofenloch focuses on employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including qualified and non-qualified benefit plan design, implementation, compliance, and governance and administration, which now enhances the team’s ERISA capabilities for its clients.

“We’ve intentionally constructed a labor and employment team that can speak to the many aspects of labor and employment issues our clients need, and bringing David on strengthens that commitment. ERISA and benefits are an integral part of the L&E market and I’m thrilled to broaden our services in this area with David’s skills and experience,” said Laurent S. Drogin, a founding partner of the Firm and chair of the Labor and Employment Practice.

“The expansion of the labor and employment team this past November kicked off a transformative period of growth for the Firm, during which we have enhanced our service offerings and geographical reach, in addition to bringing on new capabilities to serve our clients,” said Managing Partner Alan M. Tarter. “One of those new services has been ERISA and executive benefits, and now with David we have the ability to focus on these issues even more substantially for our clients.”

Ofenloch guides employers, boards of trustees, plan administrators, and plan sponsors on the design, operation, and compliance of plans to comply with the requirements of applicable law. He specializes in advising multiemployer plans and those contributing employers on complex multiemployer plan issues including withdrawal liability under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act of 1980, funding, financial assistance, and audits. In addition to his ERISA work, he represents a wide range of employers across industries on their labor and employment matters, including traditional labor-management relations and general employment advisory and counsel matters.

“Being first and foremost a benefits attorney, I have the opportunity to work on challenging and complex matters in a niche area of the labor and employment field. Additionally, over the years, I have expanded that practice with advising employers and management in their day-to-day employment needs and questions, issues, and transactions involving unions and organized labor. It’s exciting to be a part of the new wave of ERISA practitioners while now working alongside some of the prominent attorneys in the labor, employment, and benefits market as we look to grow our services,” said Ofenloch. “I’m excited to join the Firm and now offer my clients a full-service dynamic so I can better meet all their legal needs. This move came together for so many reasons, and I look forward to expanding my practice further with this established group.”

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin’s Labor and Employment Practice counsels clients on all aspects of employment law, from prevention and compliance to dispute resolution. The team focuses on risk management and compliance on local, state, and federal levels; employment litigation; labor and management relations; employment practices liability insurance; ERISA and employee benefits in general; and wage-and-hour issues. The group’s Benefits & Compensation Practice counsels clients on specific compliance requirements for employee benefit plans, including pension plans related to eligibility, participation, funding, and vesting, as well as management responsibilities for employers and plan sponsors.