Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Committee on Employee Benefits; Section on Taxation)
• American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
• International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (IPEBLA) (1987-present)
• Inter-Pacific Bar Association
• National Defined Contribution Council (Government Relations Committee, 1994-1997)
• Practicing Law Institute (Employee Benefits Law Committee; Advisory Council; Annual Conference Co-Chair, Pension Plan Investments, 1991-2009)
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Employee Benefits Subcommittee, 1993-1996)

Presentations

• “ERISA Fiduciary Investment Basics 2012,” presented by the Practising Law Institute (February 8, 2012)
• "Ethical Considerations," Practising Law Institute's 2011 Pension Plan Investments Program (April 5, 2011)
• “Retirement Plan Fiduciary Duties: Reducing Legal Risks in the Current Market,” Strafford Publications Teleconference, presented by Legal Publishing Group (July 28, 2009)
• “Critical Labor Considerations in Bankruptcy and Business Restructuring,” presented by the Practising Law Institute (July 21, 2009)
• Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions: Benefits in Transactions During Troubled Times, presented by the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits, New York, NY (April 24, 2009)
• “Pension Plan Investments 2009: Current Perspective,” Annual Presentation, presented by Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (April 13, 2009)
• “ERISA Class Action Litigation Trends,” presented by Strafford Publications (April 2009)
• “How ‘Stable’ is Your ERISA Plan’s Stable Value Fund?” Webinar presented by Seyfarth Shaw (May 2009)
• “Plan Fiduciaries: Navigating the Current Economic Storm, “ Webinar presented by Seyfarth Shaw (June 2009)
• “401(k) Fiduciary Practices Under Attack – ERISA Litigation Trends and Effective Defense Strategies,” presented by Strafford Publications (September 2008)
• “401(k) Plans Under Attack – Breach of Fiduciary Duty Lawsuits on the Rise Strategies to Avoid ERISA Violations and Liability,” presented by Strafford Publications (July 2007)

Publications

Books

• Multinational Employers Managing Increasingly Global Employment Risks, AIG White Paper, (November 2003)
• The ERISA Fiduciary’s Guide, Fidelity Capital Markets (2000)
• Nonprofit Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Law, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1998)

Articles

• Investment Committee Charter for Defined Contribution Plan, Practical Law The Journal (April 2012)
• Expert Q&A on Say on Pay Litigation, Issue of Practical Law The Journal (December 2011)
• Investment Committee Charter for Defined Contribution Plan, PLC Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Magazine (December 2011)
• Investment Committee Charter for Defined Contribution Plan, portions appeared in the (December 2011) Issue of PLC Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Magazine and the Issue of Practical Law The Journal (April 2012)
• “Section 409A: Deferred Compensation Tax Rules,” PLC Practice Note (January 2010)
• “401(k) Fee Lawsuits Raise New Issues For Plan Sponsors, Providers,” The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (April 2007)
• “401(k) Fees Raise Issues For Fiduciaries, Providers,” New York Law Journal (March 2007)
• “Perplexed by the Complex? Consider the Non-U.S. Multinational who Encounters the New U.S. Tax Law, (Section 409A) Regulating Deferred Compensation,” Journal of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Lawyers Association (March 2006)
• “The Devil Lurks in the Details,” Inside the Minds: Winning Legal Strategies for Structuring Executive Compensation Plans, Aspatore Books (2005)
• “The Extra-territorial Reach of US Employment and Employee Benefits Laws,” Labour and Employee Benefits, Practical Law Company (2005/2006)
• “ERISA Goes Back to The Boardroom: Developing Best Practice Plan Governance Standards To Manage ERISA Related Risks,” Pension Plan Investments 2005: Confronting Today’s Issues, 145, Practising Law Institute (2005)
• “Managing Global Employment Liability Risks,” Global Counsel (February 2004) (Co-authored with Milani)
• “A Call for a Measured Approach to Analysing US Defined Benefit Plan Restructurings,” Labour and Employee Benefits, Practical Law Company (2004/2005) (Co-authored with Sher)
• “The ERISA Fiduciary Self-Audit: The First Step to Limiting ERISA Liability Exposure and Developing Best Practice Standards,” Pension Plan Investments 2004: Confronting Today’s Issues, 459, Practising Law Institute (2004)
• “Sarbanes-Oxley and Employee Issues: the Extra-Territorial Impact,” Labour and Employee Benefits, Practical Law Company (2003/2004)
• “Elements of ERISA Litigation-Ps, Bs and Other Players,” Pension Plan Investments 2002: Confronting Today’s Issues, 197, Practising Law Institute (2002)
• “Microsoft and Its Legacy – Employers Confront “Contingent” Worker Benefit Issues,” Proceedings of New York University 52 nd Annual Conference on Labor, Kluwer Law International (2000)
• “Structuring Benefits in International Joint Ventures,” European Counsel, (V) (1), 55 (February 2000)
• “Your HIPAA Helper,” 5 ERISA and Benefits Law Journal 2 (1997) (Co-authored with Combe and Schwartz)
• “To Limit ERISA Liability Exposure Adopt A “PAPA” (“Process and Procedure Approach”),” 1 National Union ERISA Panel Counsel 1 (1996)
• “Supreme Court Upholds Participant Lawsuits in Case Involving ERISA Fiduciary Duty,” 4 Managing Employee Health Benefits 59 (1996)
• “ERISA Plan Assets and the Tiered VCOC or REOC Investment,” 3 ERISA and Benefits Law Journal 293 (1995) (Co-authored with Ryan)
• “Some Current Employee Benefits Issues Confronting the Multinational Company,” 16 International Pension Lawyer 15 (August 1994)
• “Internationalizing the U.S. ESOP,” 1 ERISA and Benefits Law Journal 12 (May 1992) (Co-authored with Hernandez)
• “Obstacles to a Sponsor Bailout of First Executive,” Pensions and Investments 14 (May 13, 1991)
• “Pension Parachutes: Taking Precautions Against Rip-Cord Malfunctions,” Compensation & Benefits Management 65 (Autumn 1987) (Co-authored with Nusbacher)
• “ERISA Fiduciary Issues in ESOP-Leveraged Buyouts,” 12 J of Pension Planning and Compliance 73 (Spring 1986) (Co-authored with Mayo)
• “Voting and Tender of Qualifying Employer Securities in ESOPS and Other Individual Account Plans,” 11 J. of Pension Planning and Compliance 241 (Fall 1985)
• “Investment by Employee Benefit Plans in Real Estate,” 41 New York University on Federal Taxation 22-1 (1983)
• “From QSOs to ISOs – Stock Oriented Compensation Plans and Their Many Acronyms,” 40 New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 27-1 (1982)
• “Pension Fund Investment in Oil & Gas,” 8 J. of Pension Planning and Compliance 103 (March 1982)
• “Trading by Employee Benefit Plans in Financial Futures and Other Commodity Futures Contracts,” 7 J. of Pension Planning and Compliance 429 (November 1981) (Co-authored with Selig)
• “Investment by Employee Benefits Plans in Commingled Real Estate Funds,” 6 J. of Pension Planning and Compliance 365 (September 1981) (Co-authored with Schrotenboer)
• “Investment in Money Market and Other Funds By Qualified Individual Account Plans,” 5 J. of Pension Planning and Compliance 403 (September 1980)
• “Investment of Pension Fund Assets in Financial Instrument Futures,” TMM 80-1, page 2 (January 14, 1980)
• “Simplified Employee Pensions: Has the Employer Sponsored Individual Retirement Account Been Given Added Appeal? (Parts I and II),” Compensation Planning Journal (BNA) (August and September 1979) (Co-authored with Billman)

Accolades

• Charter Fellow in the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
• Recognized as a leading lawyer for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New York in the 2010 and 2012 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as well as in Best Lawyers in America (since its inception), and PLC "Which Lawyer?" (Formerly Global Counsel 3000)
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2012)
• Listed in The International Who’s Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2011