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Barley Snyder Adds Employee Benefits Attorney Nikolajs Gaikis to Lancaster Office

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May 15, 2025

For Immediate Release

Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that attorney Nikolajs V. Gaikis has joined the firm as a member of its Employee Benefits Practice. He will be based in the firm’s Lancaster office.

Gaikis concentrates his practice on all aspects of employee benefits, executive compensation, and employment and payroll taxes. His work includes advising clients on 401(k) and profit-sharing plans, welfare benefit plans, pension plans, and other fringe benefits. A substantial part of his practice is devoted to correcting non-compliant plans with the IRS’s and Department of Labor’s correction programs. 

“I am thrilled to join Barley Snyder, a firm known for its stellar reputation and deep bench of talent,” said Gaikis. “I look forward to working alongside its experienced attorneys to develop strategic solutions that ease the tax and regulatory complexities of employee benefits and executive compensation.”

Gaikis earned his Juris Doctor degree from Penn State Dickinson Law, where he graduated Cum Laude, in addition to receiving a Tax Certificate. Prior to joining Barley Snyder, Gaikis served as an Honors Program Attorney with the IRS, Office of Chief Counsel in its Litigation & Advisory division where he litigated and advised on cases across a wide range of issues in the U.S. Tax Court. 

“We are thrilled to have Nikolajs join the team,” said Mark A. Smith, partner and chair of the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice. “With his strong legal and tax background paired with his attention to detail, he will be a valuable addition to our team and the firm as a whole. We look forward to the contributions he will make here at Barley Snyder.”

About Barley Snyder
Barley Snyder is a law firm based in Pennsylvania with more than 130 attorneys practicing from offices located in Lancaster, York, Reading, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Malvern, Hanover, Gettysburg and Schuylkill Haven, Pa., and Hunt Valley and Columbia, Md. The firm serves businesses, individuals and organizations in all major areas of civil law including business, employment, immigration, employee benefits, finance & creditors’ rights, intellectual property, litigation, estate planning and administration, real estate, tax, construction, environment and energy, health care, education, municipal authority, hospitality, senior living, cybersecurity and food and agribusiness. www.barley.com | @BarleySnyder

Press contact: Elise Pini, Senior Marketing Coordinator | epini@barley.com | (717) 553-1059


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