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Richard L. Menson
Partner 
The Proscenium
rmenson@mcguirewoods.com1170 Peachtree Street N.E., Suite 2100 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-7649 F: 404.443.5785
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818 F: 312.849.3047    |
Mr. Menson handles executive compensation and employee benefits related matters for publicly and privately held corporations, trusts, banks, insurance companies and various other entities.
He is the former chair of the Joint Committee on Employee Benefits of the American Bar Association -- the committee that coordinates employee benefits activities in five separate sections of the American Bar Association. He has been chair of the Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Committee of the Business Law Section of the ABA, and chair of its Welfare Plan Subcommittee. He has also served as chair of the Illinois State Employee Benefit Section Council, and of the Employee Benefit Committee of the Chicago Bar Association.
He has been listed in Who's Who in American Law, and in Best Lawyers in America since its inception. He is also an active member of the Employee Benefit Committee of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association, and of the Employee Benefit Committee of the Section of Real Property Probate and Trust.
- Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 20+ Years
- Named an Illinois "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Named One of America's "Leading Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2008, 2009
- Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, Illinois
- Partner, 1977-1998
- Associate, 1973-1977
- "Focus on the Fiduciary - Investment Decisions in Light of New Legislative Safe Harbours and Developing Litigation," (Co-authored with Carolyn M. Trenda), International Pension Lawyer, September 2008, Number 63
- "Taking Corrective Measures: Steps plan sponsors can take to keep their defined contribution plans in compliance with the IRS" (Co-authored with Carolyn Trenda), Defined Contribution Insights, March/April 2008
- "Insurance Companies as Fiduciaries," BNA Publication, ERISA Fiduciary Law (2nd Edition, 2006)
- Quoted in CFO Human Capital Article "Extras! Extras!" 2005
- Quoted in The New York Times Article "Funds That Age With Their Investors," April 10, 2005
- Participant in Institutional Investors Article "Round Table on Pension and Defined Contribution Plans," October 2004
- "Exercising Responsibility Under ERISA 1998 Fiduciary Litigation Update," Profit Sharing, November/December 1998
- "An Overview of the Pension Protection Act of 2006: Its Implications for Employers of Single Employer and Multi-Employer Pension and Profit Sharing Plans," October 9, 2006, Chicago Bar Association
- "Is Vendor Management in Your Job Description?" Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, Midwest Regional Conference, March 29, 2006
- Chair, ABA National Institute Agenda on Health and Welfare Benefit Plans, "The Nuts and Bolts of ERISA for Health and Welfare Plans," October 27, 2005
- "Is it time to do a compliance audit?" PSCA Midwest Regional Conference, April 6, 2005
- "Moving the Goal Posts: The Impact of Legal Changes on Pension Systems," International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, Bi-Annual Meeting, May 22, 2005
- "Corporate Governance and Ethical Issues in Executive Compensation," AICPA Executive Compensation Conference, June 2005
- Chair, ABA National Institute on Health and Welfare Benefits Plans, "The Nuts and Bolts of ERISA for Health and Welfare Plans," October 2004
- "Domestic Partner Issues," Profit Sharing/401K Council of America Annual Meeting, September 2004
- "Breaking Fiduciary Issues," Profit Sharing/401k Council of America, Midwest Regional Conference, March 2004
- U.S. Army, Judge Advocate Generals Corp., 1968-1973
- Chicago Bar Association
- Chair, Employee Benefits Committee, 1980-1981
- Lake County Bar Association
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Chair, Employee Benefits Section Council, 1983-1984
- State Bar of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, 1991-1997 - Chair, 1996 - 1997
- Section of Taxation - Employee Benefits Committee, 1976-Present
- Business Law Section - Chair, Employee Benefit and Executive Compensation Committee, 1993-1997
- Business Law Section - Chair, Welfare Plans Subcommittee, 1984-1992
- Business Law Section - Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1987-Present
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, 1980-Present
- Profit-Sharing/401(k) Council of America
- Board of Governors, 2005-Present
- Legal and Legislative Committee, 1992-Present
- International Pension and Employee Benefit Lawyers Association
- Member, Steering Committee, 1997-2001
- Association for Private Pension & Welfare Plans
- Member, Health Policy Committee, 1995-Present
- Conway Farms Golf Club
- Member, Board of Governors, 1996-2003
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EDUCATION The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., LL.M. Taxation, 1973 Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., 1968 Ripon College, Ripon, Wisconsin, B.A., 1965 ADMITTED Georgia 2007 Illinois 1968 U.S. Tax Court 1975 U.S. Court of Federal Claims 1973 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 1968 U.S. Army Court of Military Review 1968 PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago, Illinois |