Andrew R.Overway
Counsel
Employee Benefits
aoverway@seyfarth.com
Andrew assists publicly-traded and private companies in complying with the complicated tax and ERISA laws affecting employee benefits, by providing clients with understandable, practical advice.
More About Andrew
A crucial component of the employer-employee relationship is the benefit package, impacting all sides of the business. Andrew advises plan sponsors and human resource personnel on the design, implementation and administration of employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, including pension and 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), welfare plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, severance plans, equity compensation plans and employment and separation agreements.
Andrew has experience assisting clients with IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation audits and required filings including, determination letter applications, tax returns, private letter requests, QSLOB applications, annuals reports, and plan termination filings.
His practice involves counseling clients on ESOP transactions and on the employee benefits aspects of corporate transactions. In addition, he has experience helping clients with IRS and Department of Labor correction programs for qualified and nonqualified plans.
Andrew worked for five years as an electrical engineer before going to law school. He leverages his engineering background to assist clients with data-driven solutions to the design and administration of their benefit plans.
Andrew handles the analysis of demographic and compensation data to achieve client design specifications and legal compliance. He prepares nondiscrimination testing and operational audits for qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans. Andrew helps his clients process and understand advice from their attorneys, consultants, accounts, and actuaries.
Andrew enjoys working with other top benefits professionals at Seyfarth to make sure that he provides his clients the best service possible.
Andrew has experience assisting clients with IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation audits and required filings including, determination letter applications, tax returns, private letter requests, QSLOB applications, annuals reports, and plan termination filings.
His practice involves counseling clients on ESOP transactions and on the employee benefits aspects of corporate transactions. In addition, he has experience helping clients with IRS and Department of Labor correction programs for qualified and nonqualified plans.
Andrew worked for five years as an electrical engineer before going to law school. He leverages his engineering background to assist clients with data-driven solutions to the design and administration of their benefit plans.
Andrew handles the analysis of demographic and compensation data to achieve client design specifications and legal compliance. He prepares nondiscrimination testing and operational audits for qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans. Andrew helps his clients process and understand advice from their attorneys, consultants, accounts, and actuaries.
Andrew enjoys working with other top benefits professionals at Seyfarth to make sure that he provides his clients the best service possible.
- JD, University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Georgia Law Review - MS, Georgia Institute of Technology
Electrical Engineering - BS, Georgia Institute of Technology
Electrical EngineeringHighest honors
Eta Kappa Nu honor society
Tau Beta Pi honor society
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
Related Services
Blogs
- Assisted public company in reversing an ISS recommendation against its say-on-pay vote.
Related News & Insights
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
- State Bar of Georgia, Employee Benefits Law section
- USA Swimming Official
Andrew assists publicly-traded and private companies in complying with the complicated tax and ERISA laws affecting employee benefits, by providing clients with understandable, practical advice.
More About Andrew
A crucial component of the employer-employee relationship is the benefit package, impacting all sides of the business. Andrew advises plan sponsors and human resource personnel on the design, implementation and administration of employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, including pension and 401(k) plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), welfare plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, severance plans, equity compensation plans and employment and separation agreements.
Andrew has experience assisting clients with IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation audits and required filings including, determination letter applications, tax returns, private letter requests, QSLOB applications, annuals reports, and plan termination filings.
His practice involves counseling clients on ESOP transactions and on the employee benefits aspects of corporate transactions. In addition, he has experience helping clients with IRS and Department of Labor correction programs for qualified and nonqualified plans.
Andrew worked for five years as an electrical engineer before going to law school. He leverages his engineering background to assist clients with data-driven solutions to the design and administration of their benefit plans.
Andrew handles the analysis of demographic and compensation data to achieve client design specifications and legal compliance. He prepares nondiscrimination testing and operational audits for qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans. Andrew helps his clients process and understand advice from their attorneys, consultants, accounts, and actuaries.
Andrew enjoys working with other top benefits professionals at Seyfarth to make sure that he provides his clients the best service possible.
Andrew has experience assisting clients with IRS, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation audits and required filings including, determination letter applications, tax returns, private letter requests, QSLOB applications, annuals reports, and plan termination filings.
His practice involves counseling clients on ESOP transactions and on the employee benefits aspects of corporate transactions. In addition, he has experience helping clients with IRS and Department of Labor correction programs for qualified and nonqualified plans.
Andrew worked for five years as an electrical engineer before going to law school. He leverages his engineering background to assist clients with data-driven solutions to the design and administration of their benefit plans.
Andrew handles the analysis of demographic and compensation data to achieve client design specifications and legal compliance. He prepares nondiscrimination testing and operational audits for qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans. Andrew helps his clients process and understand advice from their attorneys, consultants, accounts, and actuaries.
Andrew enjoys working with other top benefits professionals at Seyfarth to make sure that he provides his clients the best service possible.
- JD, University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
Georgia Law Review - MS, Georgia Institute of Technology
Electrical Engineering - BS, Georgia Institute of Technology
Electrical EngineeringHighest honors
Eta Kappa Nu honor society
Tau Beta Pi honor society
- Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
Related Services
Blogs
- Assisted public company in reversing an ISS recommendation against its say-on-pay vote.
Related News & Insights
- National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
- State Bar of Georgia, Employee Benefits Law section
- USA Swimming Official