Mr. Varney is counsel in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice area in Seyfarth Shaw's Atlanta office. He advises plan sponsors on the design and operation of employee benefit plans, including 401(k) plans, flexible benefit plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and severance plans. He creates and drafts retirement, savings, and welfare plan documents, summary plan descriptions, plan participant communications, and plan administrative forms to ensure compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. Mr. Varney’s practice regularly involves counseling clients on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform), HIPAA privacy and security rules, wellness programs, self-funded medical plans, and COBRA administration.

Prior to joining Seyfarth Shaw, Mr. Varney served as senior counsel at Lowe’s Companies, Inc., where his responsibilities included counseling and legal compliance in all areas of employee benefits and compensation.

Mr. Varney clerked for the Honorable Eric L. Clay, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, from 2001 to 2001, and for the Honorable R. Allan Edgar, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, from 1999 to 2001.