SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A William R. Charyk TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar Virginia Bar Education The George Washington University Law School, JD, 1973 Columbia University , BA, 1970 William R. CharykPartnerWashington, DC T 202.857.6162 E william.charyk@arentfox.com Download vCard Prior to 2011, Bill Charyk served for 12 years as the firm’s managing partner. Bill continues to serve on the firm’s executive committee. Bill is the head of the employee benefits and executive compensation group. Bill primarily focuses on two specialty areas in the tax practice — taxation of partnerships and employee benefit/executive compensation tax planning. In the past, he also served as the department manager of the general business department. Client Work Bill’s work in the partnership tax area has involved serving as tax counsel to a wide variety of syndicated and closely held limited partnerships, particularly entities with tax-exempt investors. Bill is also in charge of the tax aspects of our employee benefits practice. As such, he ultimately supervises the planning and implementation of a wide variety of compensation vehicles, including defined benefit pension plans, Section 401(k) programs, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and various executive deferred compensation arrangements such as Rabbi and secular trusts, stock appreciation right plans, and phantom stock bonus programs. His practice includes individual representation of a number of public company executives, as well as consultation for local legal and medical professional firms. Professional Activities Bill served as an adjunct professor of law at The Georgetown University Law Center for more than 25 years where he taught a graduate-level course in taxation of partnerships. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions Washingtonian Magazine has consistently recognized Bill for his tax and ERISA capabilities in its bi-annual “Best Lawyers” articles. He has also been recognized for many years in the tax and ERISA areas by The Best Lawyers in America. Recently, Bill was selected as a leading tax and ERISA lawyer by Legal 500 for 2011 and 2012. He was also listed in Chambers USA 2012 for the practices of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Bill is a frequent writer and has lectured on a wide variety of topics in the employee benefits area, ranging from post-mortem estate planning to compliance problems for qualified retirement programs. Life Beyond the Law When he is not practicing law or engaged in law firm management, Bill indulges in his interests in literature, Asian poetry, classical music, and jazz. To assist in the maintenance of mental focus and stamina, Bill also practices Chinese martial arts. He has had the privilege of studying since 1989 under Sifu Tai Yim, the eighth generation Grand Master of the Southern Shaolin Hung Fut kung fu system. Newsroom Date Type Title 10 / 9 / 2012 Press Release American Lawyer and Martindale-Hubbell Recognize 46 Arent Fox Lawyers Across 19 Practice Areas as "Top Rated Lawyers" 8 / 27 / 2012 Press Release Thirty-Four Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America 6 / 26 / 2012 Press Release The Legal 500 Recognizes 37 Arent Fox Attorneys and 11 Legal Areas in 2012 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release Chambers USA Recognizes 28 Arent Fox Attorneys and 12 Practice Areas in 2012 4 / 26 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox Announces Launch of Accelerating Market-Driven Partnerships (AMP) Initiative with US State Department 12 / 12 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian as DC Area’s Best Lawyers 11 / 9 / 2011 Event Arent Fox Partner Bill Charyk to Present at NACUA Fall 2011 Workshop 11 / 2 / 2011 Alert Arent Fox Honored for by Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless for Firm’s Pro Bono Work On Behalf of Veterans 10 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Numerous Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers 2012 Editions 8 / 18 / 2011 Media Mention Arent Fox Partner Bill Charyk Quoted in Employee Benefit News 8 / 16 / 2011 Media Mention Arent Fox’s Bill Charyk Published in Institutional Retirement Income Council 6 / 14 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox LLP Recognized in The Legal 500 4 / 5 / 2011 Alert Arent Fox Plays Leading Role in the DC SAILS Pro Bono Project for Veterans 3 / 17 / 2011 Event Bill Charyk to Speak on "Law Firm Pension and Retirement Plans 2011: Long Awaited IRS Regulations Offer New Opportunities, Significant Changes." 11 / 24 / 2009 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Named in The Washingtonian's "Top Lawyers" Issue 11 / 2 / 2009 Alert Arent Fox Well-Represented in 2010 Edition of Washington DC's Best Lawyers 7 / 21 / 2009 Event Law Firm Pension and Retirement Plans: The New Realities 4 / 16 / 2009 Alert Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the COBRA Subsidy Rules Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 5 / 1 / 2008 Event Is Your Tax-Exempt Organization Ready for the New IRS Form 990? 5 / 18 / 2006 Press Release Arent Fox Named One of the “Best Places to Work in Greater Washington” 4 / 24 / 2006 Press Release 12 Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 12 / 8 / 2005 Alert An Interview With Bill Charyk, Managing Partner, Arent Fox PLLC: Six Things You Need to Know About Deferred Compensation Before 2006 9 / 13 / 2005 Press Release Eleven Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 7 / 14 / 2005 Alert Deferred Compensation: A New Framework For The Future 1 / 20 / 2004 Alert IRS Issues Tips for Agents on Automatic Excess Benefits Deals & Cases Advise on Employee Benefit Issues in the Context of Mergers, Acquisitions and Office or Plant Relocations Advising clients with respect to employee benefit issues in the context of mergers, acquisitions and office or plant relocations, such as plan coverage issues during the transition period following an acquisition and/or plan partial termination issues, and undertaking due diligence with respect to the target entity's benefit programs. People: William R. Charyk, Quana C. Jew