Alan counsels clients, including publicly traded, privately held, tax-exempt and governmental organizations, with respect to qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans, and deferred and equity-based plans. He has advised both buyers and sellers on employee benefit issues in corporate transactions. Alan has defended clients in connection with Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation examinations, and has represented clients in rulings and other matters before their national offices.