James W. Thweatt, III

Jay Thweatt's practice is concentrated in the areas of employee benefits and executive compensation. He advises companies on the design, formation and operation of tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing ,and employee stock ownership plans, as well as health and welfare plans, including cafeteria plans. He also represents clients before the IRS and Department of Labor with respect to determination letter requests, voluntary correction submissions, and other employee benefit-related matters. In the area of executive compensation, he assists clients with the creation and operation of non-qualified deferred compensation plans, stock options, and other equity-based compensation arrangements. Jay also has experience advising clients on employee benefit matters in connection with corporate transactions.

Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp in 2006, Jay was an associate with the law firm of LeClair Ryan, PC in Roanoke, Virginia. 

News

• Cincinnati Law Firm Keating Muething & Klekamp Elects Five New Partners

Speaking Engagements

• The Impact of President Obama's Second Term on Businesses, Schiff Conference Center, Cintas Center, Xavier University, November 28, 2012

Publications

• Common Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Conundrums, Pharmaceutical Compliance Monitor, February 18, 2013
• Legal Alert: Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Reform Law, July 5, 2012

Professional & Community Involvement

• American Bar Association
• Cincinnati Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Virginia Bar Association