Teri King

Teri Forehand King is a Partner in the Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice. She advises in-house counsel and human resources and benefits personnel on qualified and nonqualified retirement plans as well as executive compensation. For more than 20 years, Teri has provided practical guidance to clients on how best to comply with the complex legal issues and challenges that fall within the framework of employee benefits laws such as advising regarding the regular monitoring and update of service providers to ensure fiduciary compliance in today’s climate of prevalent litigation; performing searches on behalf of fiduciary committees for recordkeepers, investment advisors, third-party administrators, actuaries and auditors; negotiating vendor service agreements; helping with acquisitions and consolidating acquired groups and plans into client programs; updating retirement programs to reflect modern approaches and cost considerations; negotiating with the IRS for plan corrections to maintain the qualified status; assisting with corrections to avoid penalties under Internal Revenue Code Section 409A; reviewing communications, policies and procedures for compliance and practicality; and advising plan committees on all aspects of compliance and procedure.

State Bar of Georgia