Bill Vesely focuses his practice on ERISA and employee benefits generally, ESOPs, multiemployer plan withdrawal liability and executive compensation. He has written and lectured on many areas of employee benefits law, including ESOPs, 401(k) plans, handling benefit plans in acquisitions and mergers, nondiscrimination requirements for retirement plans, and multiemployer withdrawal liability.

Mr. Vesely was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employee Benefits Law in 2012 and the four years immediately preceding. In 2012, he was listed as an "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in the area of ERISA Litigation by The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Vesely was named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in Employee Benefits and ERISA law by SuperLawyers magazine in 2012 and the two years immediately preceding. He has also been recognized in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member of Committee of Employee Benefits and Past Chairman of the Plan Design and Tax Qualified Plan Subcommittee (1986-2004)

American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Fellow

State Bar of Georgia, Member

Education

  • Harvard University, J.D. (1973)
  • Yale University, B.A. (1970)
    magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1973)

Who We Are

What fully engaged means to me:

Fully engaged means you approach law practice like an entrepreneur approaches his business. Your client is your "customer" and you need to provide the high level of service your customer needs in a manner and at a price that will ensure that the customer remains with you on a long term basis.

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William J. Vesely Jr.

Experience Highlights

Tax-free spin-off for Equifax Inc. of payment services business
Represented Equifax Inc., one of the United States' largest credit reporting agencies, in all aspects of benefit plans and executive compensation more
Employee benefit programs for an asset management company
Represented an asset management company with restructuring of all employee benefit programs. more
Benefits counseling services for a non-profit health organization
Assisted a nationwide community-based health organization with the review and updating of their broad-based qualified plans and executive benefit more
Executive benefit programs for major bottled water company
Represented a major bottled water company in the restructuring of its executive benefit programs, including executive medical and split dollar life more