"Ryan provides practical and easily digestible advice."
Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation client
"Ryan Gorman is very knowledgeable in the employee benefits space. He is thorough and detail-oriented."
Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation client
"Ryan provides practical and easily digestible advice."
Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation client
"Ryan Gorman is very knowledgeable in the employee benefits space. He is thorough and detail-oriented."
Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation client
Ryan is a partner in the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice.
Ryan’s practice is focused on employee benefit plan design, implementation, and compliance, including advice on tax-qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation, and executive compensation arrangements, as well as health and welfare arrangements. Additionally, Ryan dedicates a significant part of his practice to representing clients in the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other types of transactions, including post-transaction benefits integration.
Ryan regularly counsels plan sponsors on ERISA fiduciary matters and compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, and he has extensive experience advising investment fund managers on ERISA “plan asset” compliance.
Ryan also has experience facilitating and guiding clients through the enforcement activity of various federal agencies, including the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Lastly, Ryan provides benefits-related advice on complying with health care reform laws and HIPAA privacy laws applicable to health and welfare plans.
Recognitions
Ranked in Chambers USA for Georgia Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, 2020-2026
Credentials
Education
- University of North Carolina, 2010, J.D.
- University of Georgia, 2006, B.A.
Professional affiliations
- Member, Georgia Bar
- Member, Board of Ambassadors, American Cancer Society Atlanta Select
- Member, American Bar Association, Joint Committee, Employee Benefits
- Member, Worldwide Employee Benefits Network
- Member, Southeast Benefits Education Network
News
- Chambers USA 2026 recognizes Reed Smith with 79 practice rankings and 173 lawyer recognitions(4 June 2026)
- Reed Smith represents Straylight Capital in growth investment in Patron Points(3 June 2026)
- Reed Smith advises Nimbello on sale to PairSoft(19 March 2026)
- Reed Smith advises Resolve Pain Solutions on continued Southern expansion with South Carolina acquisition(12 March 2026)
- Reed Smith represents TitanX in $27 million investment by Updata Partners(2 February 2026)
- Reed Smith advises Hostfully in major investment from Blue Star Innovation Partners(18 September 2025)
- Chambers USA 2025 awards Reed Smith 76 practice rankings, profiles 145 lawyers(5 June 2025)
- Reed Smith represents Allied Payment Network in sale to AutoBooks(29 May 2025)
- Reed Smith opens Atlanta office with 15-partner private equity, M&A, finance and technology team(30 January 2025)