Dinu S. G. O'Reilly

Clients turn to attorney Dinu O’Reilly for comprehensive guidance in navigating the complex regulatory landscape of employee benefits.

Dinu advises private and exempt organization clients on the design, implementation, and administration of a wide range of benefit programs, including health and welfare plans, qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, and executive compensation arrangements. Drawing on her government and private practice experience, she provides strategic counsel on compliance with applicable federal laws, including ERISA, the Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and the employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Dinu also assists clients in negotiating third-party service provider agreements.

Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Dinu served as a General Attorney (Tax) in the Health and Welfare Branch of the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In this role, she provided legal advice on tax code sections related to health and welfare, assisted in drafting guidance, and consulted on health- and welfare-related litigation. Previously, she was an Employee Benefits attorney at a national law firm in Columbus, where she counseled clients on plan administration and compliance and advised on the impact of employee benefits on mergers and acquisitions. During law school, Dinu served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable Algenon Marbley of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

What Dinu Delivers for Clients

• Regulatory Insight: With experience at the IRS, Dinu offers clients a deep understanding of the agency’s perspective, particularly regarding the health and welfare sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
• Strategic Compliance: Dinu helps organizations proactively manage risk by ensuring their benefit plans and compensation arrangements remain compliant with evolving federal and state laws and regulations.
• Clear Communication: She excels at distilling complex legal and tax concepts into actionable, easy-to-understand advice for stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Transactional Support: Dinu provides critical support during mergers and acquisitions, offering succinct analyses of benefit liabilities to facilitate smooth transitions for buyers and sellers.

Education

• The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2020)
  • Staff Editor, The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
• The Ohio State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2017)