29th Annual Employee Benefits Seminar

09/28/2017 7:30 AM - 09/28/2027 12:00 PM

Program Highlights

Please join the Locke Lord Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group for our 29th Annual Employee Benefits Seminar.  Our attorneys will provide an overview of current developments related to employee benefit plans.

7:30 am - 12:00 pm (Central)
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 7:30 a.m.
Introduction and Program: 8:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
This complimentary program will be presented from our Dallas office and via webinar.

Locke Lord LLP
2200 Ross Avenue 
38th Floor Conference Center
Dallas, Texas
(Parking validation provided)

Registration

• Click HERE to attend in person in the Locke Lord Dallas office
• Click HERE to attend by webinar

The subjects to be covered include:

• Current status of health care reform efforts, claims adjudication developments and guidance on using SPDs as plan documents
• Key issues for 401(k) plan sponsors, including the status of the Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule and minimizing fiduciary risks when selecting investment options
• Executive Incentive Compensation, tax, legal and governance issues and what lessons can be learned from recent litigation and proxy fights
• Privacy and cybersecurity concerns for employee benefit plans, including tips on data breach prevention, ERISA fiduciary issues and contracting considerations

Who Should Attend
CEOs, CFOs, COOs, In-House Counsel, Employee Benefits and Human Resources Managers and other compliance officers interested in the latest issues related to benefits. Please feel free to forward this invitation to others at your company who might be interested in attending this program.

Panelists
Philip Bush (Dallas, Partner - Moderator): Phil has been helping businesses understand and comply with the complex laws governing employee benefit plans and executive incentive programs for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in dealing with the IRS and the Department of Labor and resolving plan compliance issues.

Lori Basilico (Providence, Partner): Lori represents and advises private and publicly held clients with respect to the design and legal compliance of executive compensation programs, equity-based incentive compensation plans, severance and retention plans, tax-qualified plans, welfare plans, fringe benefit plans and ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues. She also counsels clients regarding compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA and other federal and state laws impacting employee benefit plans.

Laura L. Ferguson (Houston, Associate): Laura has experience in drafting equity compensation plans, deferred compensation plans and employment agreements, ensuring compliance with various laws, including Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. From a mergers and acquisitions perspective, she regularly works on employee benefits and executive compensation matters arising from transactions, including negotiating purchase agreements, navigating diligence issues (such as Code Sections 409A and 280G issues), drafting transition services agreements, and assisting with a variety of compensation agreements (e.g., transaction bonus, equity, employment, and retention agreements).

Paul G. Nason (Dallas, Partner): Paul has extensive experience representing employers before various federal and state administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), United States Department of Labor (DOL), National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Texas Workforce Commission, and the New Mexico Human Rights Commission. He also counsels employers on compliance with state and federal employment and labor laws, including providing daily advice and counsel to human resources, legal, and executive personnel on employee discipline and termination matters.  Paul has also conducted numerous wage and hour audits for employers in various industries.

Edward A. Razim, III  (Houston, Partner): Ed has extensive experience in employee benefits and executive compensation, including drafting and implementing employee benefit and executive compensation programs for large and small employers; addressing compliance issues regarding Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code and various equity compensation plan design matters. Mr. Razim has experience negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on a variety of audit and compliance matters.

Katy Zarolia Skattum (Dallas, Associate):Katy focuses her practice on compliance issues concerning qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, executive employment agreements, equity-based compensation, performance-based compensation, and other nonqualified deferred compensation plans.

Stefan P. Smith (Dallas, Partner): Stefan works with both public and private entities to establish and ensure the continued compliance of tax-qualified defined contribution and defined benefit retirement plans, including 401(k)/profit sharing plans, traditional defined benefit plans, money purchase plans, employee stock ownership plans, and cash balance plans.  In addition, Mr. Smith works with all forms of health and welfare plans and executive and equity-based compensation.

CLE, CPE & HRCI
This program has been approved for CLE, CPE & HRCI credit.  Information will be available at the program location.

Registration

• Click HERE to attend in person in the Locke Lord Dallas office
• Click HERE to attend by webinar

Questions
For more information, please contact Rachel Wallace at rwallace@lockelord.com or 214-740-8830.