The Retirement Law Group (RLG) announced today it has officially rebranded as the Fiduciary Law Center (FLC), and welcomes respected industry thought leader Matthew J. Eickman, J.D., as Chief Legal Officer and several new of counsel and contract attorneys.
“The rebrand was primarily driven by the fact that, over the past decade, we began serving clients on a broader range of issues that, in many cases, have nothing to do with retirement laws or regulations,” said Jason C. Roberts, the 13-year-old firm’s founder. “We have steadily enhanced our capabilities to include general securities and banking compliance matters, information and cyber security, and mergers and acquisitions, to name a few, and we believe our new name will resonate better with our expanded clientele.”
Eickman brings a wide variety of experience to FLC. He has practiced law for over 20 years, is active in the American Bar Association’s Tax Section, and, in 2023, was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel. Matthew also has 12 years of experience as a fiduciary plan advisor/consultant and joins the firm after having served as the Retirement Practice Leader for national RIA Qualified Plan Advisors—which just last week announced its own rebrand to Prime Capital Retirement under the new Prime Capital Financial umbrella.
“I’m fortunate to have many strong relationships with the Prime Capital Financial leadership team, advisors, and clients,” Eickman told 401(k) Specialist. “They’re very supportive of my move to work with Jason and FLC,” adding he will continue a relationship with Prime Capital Financial through ongoing consulting opportunities.
While FLC is based in San Diego, Eickman will continue to work out of Omaha, noting his only “relocation” as part of this move was to move floors within the same building.
“After deciding it was the right time for me to return to the full-time practice of law, I was looking for a good fit both culturally and for growth,” Eickman said. “I have known and respected Jason for years, and Fiduciary Law Center represents an incomparable opportunity to grow, not only my practice, but those of our other attorneys and the firm as a whole,” Eickman said.
In addition to Eickman, FLC has added several new attorneys to the firm’s network with extensive ERISA, tax, financial institution, and compliance experience. “We have a strong Chief Legal Officer, a deep bench of attorneys with diverse backgrounds and expertise, and we are excited about the future of FLC,” Roberts said.
Since its founding in 2011, the firm has been advising investment professionals, financial institutions, plan sponsors, and service providers to help them identify and evaluate opportunities and risks necessary for the advancement of their business goals.
FLC reflects a “hub-and-spoke” approach to finding the right expertise to fit specific needs with a nationwide network of attorneys who maintain practices addressing a wide range of fiduciary, securities, compliance, tax, technology, and other retirement plan issues.
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