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Ryan Gorman

Ryan Gorman

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Ryan’s practice focuses on assisting clients with the design, implementation and compliance initiatives of qualified retirement plans, executive compensation arrangements, severance programs, and health and welfare arrangements. In addition, a significant portion of Ryan’s practice is dedicated to representing clients in the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers, acquisitions, financings and other types of transactions, including post-transaction benefits integration.

Ryan regularly counsels employers regarding employee benefit plan administration issues, plan communications, and correction of qualified plan defects under the Internal Revenue Service’s Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System and Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program.

In addition, Ryan provides benefits-related advice with respect to compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA fiduciary matters, healthcare reform laws, and HIPAA privacy laws applicable to health and welfare plans. Ryan also has experience facilitating and guiding clients with regard to governmental agency enforcement activity, including the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Professional Memberships

Member, Georgia Bar

Member, American Bar Association, Joint Committee, Employee Benefits

Member, Worldwide Employee Benefits Network

Member, Southeast Benefits Education Network

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - Georgia

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ryan Gorman has experience across a range of employee benefits matters, including qualified and non-qualified retirement plans.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Ryan is very good at understanding the law, but also the practical applications, and realistically, what an academic risk verses a practical risk is.

    Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationChambers Guide to the USA
  • Our business loves working with Ryan. He is responsive, easy to work with and has provided us with phenomenal service over the years.

    Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationChambers Guide to the USA
  • He is very knowledgeable, flexible, timely, personable and ensures that his message or knowledge is well received and understood.

    Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationChambers Guide to the USA

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