Buffalo, New York, December 2, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that William L. Giroux has joined the firm as Counsel in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group in the firm’s Buffalo, New York office.
Giroux brings nearly 30 years of experience assisting businesses with employee benefit programs. His extensive experience includes advising clients regarding the design, administration and compliance issues associated with an array of employee benefit plans such as qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare plans. Familiar with ever-evolving employee benefit laws, Giroux counsels clients regarding compliance with the requirements of ERISA, HIPAA, Medicare, and COBRA. He works diligently to protect his clints, preparing plan documents, summary plan descriptions and other benefit communications for qualified plans and welfare plans.
Before joining the firm, Giroux founded HR Advisors, Inc., providing employee benefits and human resource consulting services for over two decades. He also served as a Partner in the Employee Benefits practice group at Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP, now known as Bond Schoeneck & King.
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Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service business law firm with attorneys throughout New York representing clients ranging from individuals and family-owned businesses to Fortune 100 companies and major regional institutions. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Corning, and New York City, New York, the firm, and its attorneys are consistently recognized by the industry’s leading law firm and attorney ranking programs, including Chambers and Partners, Best Law Firms® and The Best Lawyers in America®.