Eschbach-Hall, Patricia

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Tricia Eschbach-Hall practices in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. She counsels employers on the administration of qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans and on the compliance of such plans with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She has significant experience assisting employers with the design and drafting of plan documents, amendments, and employee materials (such as summary plan descriptions). Tricia is also frequently involved in preparing employment agreements and severance plans for employers.

In addition, Tricia has considerable experience providing advice to distressed employers with respect to the benefits and compensation issues raised during corporate reorganizations. Tricia frequently advises employers regarding benefits issues raised during corporate acquisitions and dispositions as well, and she has assisted the Firm's litigation practice in cases involving ERISA fiduciary duty claims.

Tricia is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and WEB Worldwide Employee Benefits Network.

Areas of Practice

• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Compensation & Benefits Counseling for Employers
• Corporate Bankruptcies
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Representative Cases

• Axsys Technologies is acquired by General Dynamics , (2009)
• Blue Point Capital acquires Area Wide Protective and LNA Auto
• Blue Point Capital portfolio company acquires U.S. Traffic Technologies, Inc.
• Chem-Trend seeks advice on qualified and nonqualified retirement and welfare benefits
• Edgewater acquires business unit of Norac , (2009)
• Ferro completes public offering of Common Stock , (2009)
• Foseco establishes joint venture between Foseco Minsep Enterprises and Corhart Enterprises , (2009)
• Foseco seeks counsel on retirement and welfare benefits
• Hand Held Products acquired by Honeywell
• Harris Corp acquires Leitch Technology for $454 million
• Harsco Corporation acquires ESCO Interamerica, Ltda. , (2009)
• International Steel Group acquires Bethlehem Steel assets
• International Steel Group acquires Weirton Steel
• International Steel Group purchases assets of Weirton Steel and Georgetown Steel in their respective chapter 11 cases
• International Steel participates in registered public offering of preferred stock
• Kirtland Capital portfolio company acquires Hardee Equipment Company , (2009)
• Kirtland Capital sells International Graphics
• Kirtland Capital sells portfolio company PVC Container to Castle Harlan
• LTV and Copperweld, leading integrated U.S. producers of steel, file for chapter 11 , (2009)
• Major midwest-based manufacturer redesigns benefit plan
• MCM Capital acquires assets and assumes liabilities of Saisha Technology, STACI, and Copperstreets
• Oglebay Norton acquired by Carmeuse
• Oglebay Norton seeks chapter 11 reorganization , (2009)
• OM Group acquires EaglePicher Technologies from EaglePicher Corporation for $171.9 million , (2009)
• Resilience Capital portfolio company acquires The XLO Group
• Riverside sells ACT Test Panels to Talon
• SupportSoft sells its enterprise business to Consona
• T.M. Cobb Company acquires Craftmaster Manufacturing
• Teleglobe is reorganized under chapter 11 , (2009)
• Teleglobe sells core voice and data business to Cerberus Capital Management and TenX Capital Partners
• Timken company acquires The Purdy Corp. , (2009)
• Timken seeks counsel on retirement and welfare benefits
• Timken signs agreement to sell needle roller bearings business to JTEKT , (2009)

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Bankruptcy Law, Business Organizations, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee

Bar Admissions

• Ohio

Education

• Kenyon College
• Ohio State University

Published Works

• Group Health Plan Continuation Coverage: Fast Action Required To Comply with New COBRA Premium Assistance Requirements, 2009
• Collier Monograph: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation in Corporate Bankruptcy, 2008

Address

North Point
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1190

Phones

1.216.586.7746 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.216.579.0212 (Business Fax)

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Websites

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