PRESS RELEASE: FBLC WELCOMES FRED REISH AS OF COUNSEL IN 2026

The 2026 Reunion Tour … With a Twist!

Atlanta, GA – 1/8/2026 – Ferenczy Benefits Law Center (FBLC) is thrilled to announce that Fred Reish will be joining the firm as Of Counsel in 2026! This exciting reunion brings Fred and Ilene Ferenczy back together, combining decades of experience and expertise to deliver unparalleled legal services in the retirement plan industry.

“We are extremely pleased that Fred will be associating with FBLC as Of Counsel,” said Ilene Ferenczy, Managing Partner of FBLC. “He will lend us his experience and expertise on complex matters, while we provide his clients with FBLC’s unique brand of legal services and advice. Working with Fred again is so exciting! The time I spent as his protégé was incredibly formative and represented some of the best times I’ve had practicing law. What a great way to start the new year!”

Fred Reish is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the retirement industry. His practice focuses on fiduciary and best standards of care, prohibited transactions, and other retirement plan issues.

Among Fred’s many accolades:

• Charter Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
• Honored as one of the “Legends” of the retirement industry by both PLANADVISER and PLANSPONSOR magazines
• Recipient of the ASPPA/Morningstar 401(k) Leadership Award
• Author of 350+ articles and four books on retirement plans

Fred currently serves as Director of ERISA and Fiduciary Strategy for Prime Capital and as a Research Fellow at the Retirement Income Institute.

“I am beyond happy to be practicing law with Ilene again.” Fred commented.  “Years ago, we worked closely together as a team focusing on quality and practical legal advice. I am also looking forward to practicing with her partners, Alison Cohen and Adrienne Moore, as well as the rest of the legal and support team at the firm. Their knowledge and experience will allow me to serve clients in a wide range of benefits matters in the complex world of the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA.”

Alison Cohen, Partner at FBLC, adds: “We are so looking forward to having Fred join the firm in 2026. It will be great for all of us to work with a living pension legend. It’s truly wonderful that the nerdiest pension nerd of all is joining the FBLC Nerd Herd.”

Ferenczy Benefits Law Center – We Are Your ERISA Solution.
Connect with Fred: freish@ferenczylaw.com.
For more information: jmcdougall@ferenczylaw.com | (404) 320-1100
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About Ferenczy Benefits Law Center

Ferenczy Benefits Law Center (FLBC) is dedicated exclusively to employee benefits law. Our expertise spans qualified retirement plans – such as pension, 401(k), and profit sharing plans – as well as nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, executive compensation programs, and 403(b) and 457 plans for nonprofit and governmental organizations. 

FBLC attorneys serve as ongoing benefits counsel or provide targeted legal services for specific issues. Examples include resolving benefits challenges during mergers or acquisitions, representing plans in IRS audits or DOL investigations, and correcting compliance or operational errors. We also advise companies that provide services to retirement plans and their sponsors, both on technical compliance issues and on practice matters.

At FBLC, we emphasize practical and understandable business-focused solutions for every employee benefits matter. 

For further information, please visit http://www.ferenczylaw.com.