Bruce R. Muir

Bruce practices employee benefits, tax, and health care law. He advises his clients on planning and structuring employee benefits plans.

• Advocates for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) fiduciaries in transactions.
• Represents ERISA plans and fiduciaries in Labor Department and IRS audits and enforcement actions.
• Establishes all types of ERISA plans, including Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP) and cash balance plans.
• Counsels health care providers on state and federal health care regulatory, compliance, and licensure issues.
• Structures physician group mergers and combinations.
• Represents physicians and physician groups in joint ventures with hospitals and other health care entities.
• Advises professional groups on entity selection, governance, organizational and tax matters.
• Negotiates employment, independent contractor and ancillary service provider contracts.
• Represents physician groups in establishing ancillary service entities such as surgery centers and imaging centers.