Bass, Berry & Sims Partner Honored as One of the Nation’s Top Benefits Attorneys
Fritz Richter, III Among Only 17 Attorneys Inducted Into the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
Nashville, Tenn., October 6, 2008 – The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel inducted 17 new Fellows at its Ninth Annual Induction Dinner on September 27, 2008 in New Orleans. Among employee benefits attorneys selected from throughout the country was Fritz Richter, III, a partner at Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville.
Induction as a Fellow of this organization is viewed as a national distinction. Each nominee is required to have focused on employee benefits law for at least 20 years and to have demonstrated a sustained commitment to public awareness and understanding of benefits laws through such activities as writing, speaking, public policy analysis, public education or public service. Nominees are also required to have provided exceptionally high-quality professional services to clients, the bar, and the public. As a result, selection as a Fellow is a high honor reflecting substantive contributions to the field of employee benefits over the Fellow’s entire career.
Fritz Richter has been practicing exclusively in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation for over 20 years. He advises a large number of clients on the design, implementation and administration of all types of employee benefit plans and compensation arrangements. Mr. Richter graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law. He also earned a Master of Laws in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Before joining Bass, Berry & Sims in 1995, Mr. Richter was with the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans and Chief Counsel's Offices in Washington, D.C., where he was involved in significant employee benefits regulatory, compliance and litigation matters.
“We are extraordinarily proud of this recognition of Fritz' long-term commitment to and past achievements in the employee benefits area and look forward to having him be a leader in this practice area for many more years to come,” said Michael Sontag, Member of Bass, Berry & Sims and chair of the firm's Tax Practice Area, which encompasses the employee benefits practice.
“The College is honored to add this group of superb lawyers as new Fellows. Their sustained excellence and service to the employee benefits community and the public exemplifies what the College was created to recognize,” said Howard Shapiro of Proskauer Rose LLP in New Orleans, LA, and President of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel.
About The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
The American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Inc. (ACEBC), a not-for-profit organization, was formed in recognition of significant legal and social policy issues impacting the regulation and management of pension, retirement, group health, welfare and disability plans. The College encourages the study and development of employee benefits laws and engages in projects such as working with the IRS on training programs for IRS agents, initiating professional discussions and high level symposiums of significant issues, cosponsoring continuing legal education programs, and recognizing the achievements of distinguished employee benefits attorneys. A list of the newly inducted Fellows can be found at the College’s website: www.acebc.com.
About Bass, Berry & Sims
Bass, Berry & Sims is one of the nation’s premiere law firms. With more than 220 attorneys representing numerous publicly-traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses, the firm has been involved in some of the largest and most important business transactions and litigation matters in the country. For more information, visit www.bassberry.com.
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