Harry I. Atlas

Representative Matters

• Represented EMZ portfolio company FotoFinder Systems, Inc., a Germany-based global leader in skin imaging solutions, in connection with its acquisition of DermLite LLC, a U.S.-based handheld dermoscopy device company
• Represents and assists a financial services company with a range of executive compensation matters in connection with an IPO
• Advises several companies’ plan sponsors and benefit plan committees on fiduciary obligations for 401(k), 403(b), and other plans
• Represents several for-profit and nonprofit plan sponsors in Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and PBGC audits
• Advises several financial services companies on the use of proprietary investment funds in their 401(k) plans
• Represents and assists a major mining company with a range of employee benefit matters in connection with the company’s emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
• Represents many nonprofit educational institutions and trade associations in negotiating chief executive employment and deferred compensation agreements, and assists in drafting those agreements
• Advises and represents several companies’ plan sponsors on self-correction and on IRS Voluntary Correction Program, DOL Delinquent Filer Voluntary Compliance Program, and DOL Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program applications
• Represents and assists several companies’ plan sponsors of all types with M&A matters, including pre-closing due diligence, representations and covenants, and post-closing benefit plan integration

Education

• J.D. with honors University of Maryland School of Law 1997
• • Order of the Coif
• Ner Israel Rabbinical College 1994

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
• Member, Retirement Income Task Force of the American Benefits Council
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association Study Group for Employee Benefits

• Chambers USA
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Band 1), Maryland, 2017 – 2023
  • Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (Band 2), Maryland, 2010 – 2016
• Legal 500, Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design, 2012, 2014, 2016 – 2021
• The Best Lawyers in America, 2024