Steven D. Spencer

Email: sspencer@morganlewis.com

Philadelphia
1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Phone: 215.963.5714
Fax: 215.963.5001

practice accolades

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Listed, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Nationally) in Chambers USA (2012)

Listed, Labor and Employment: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in The U.S. Legal 500 (2012)

education

Columbia University Law School, 1978, J.D.

Cornell University, 1975, B.S.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
12/05/1212/05/12	Hot Topics in Employee Benefits — What We’re Seeing View Presentation	Webinar
09/13/1209/13/12	Hot Topics in Employee Benefits – What We’re Seeing View Presentation	Webinar
06/28/1206/28/12	Healthcare Reform Law Stands—With Modifications to State Medicaid Expansion View LawFlash	Cross-Practice Alert
06/27/1206/27/12	Hot Topics in Employee Benefits – What We’re Seeing View Presentation	Webinar
12/06/1112/06/11	DOL Calls into Question Whether Boilerplate Indemnification Language in an IRA Brokerage Agreement Constitutes a Nonexempt Prohibited Transaction View LawFlash	Employee Benefits and Investment Management LawFlash
11/13/0811/13/08	No More Retirement? Pensions, Social Security and the Aging Workforce, presented at the Wharton Healthcare Human Resources Forum, Philadelphia	Speech
04/17/0804/17/08	ERISA Fiduciary Litigation and Enforcement Update, presented at the ERISA for Money Managers Workshop, New York View Presentation	Speech
10/11/0610/11/06	Pension Protection Act Series: Multiemployer Plans View Webcast	Webinar
02/11/0502/11/05	EEOC Rule Allowing Coordination of Retiree Benefits with Medicare Delayed for Sixty Days View LawFlash	Labor and Employment LawFlash
01/01/02January 2002	Supreme Court Weighs in on Remedies Available Under ERISA View White Paper	White Paper
09/01/00September 2000	Retirement Plan Investment Decisions Attacked in Class Actions Threatening Financial Services Industry View White Paper	White Paper
08/01/00August 2000	The Third Circuit Changes the Landscape of the ADEA and the Retiree Health Benefits View White Paper	White Paper
07/01/00July 2000	Supreme Court and Third Circuit Explore the Application of ERISA to Fiduciaries and Parties in Interest View White Paper	White Paper
11/16/9911/16/99	Cash Balance Plans, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
09/06/9909/06/99	New State Law Forces Health Insurers to Cover Biologically Based Mental Illness, New Jersey Law Journal	Article
11/01/9811/01/98	Employee Benefits Update, presented at the ML Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
07/01/98July 1998	Should Your Company Be Providing Domestic Partner Benefits? Legal, Tax and Financial Considerations, The Metropolitan Corporate Council	Article
06/01/9806/01/98	Employee Benefits Update, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Healthcare Providers, Harrisburg	Speech
06/01/9806/01/98	Managing Leaves of Absence Under the ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation Statutes, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar for Healthcare Providers, Harrisburg	Speech
06/01/98June 1998	U.S. Supreme Court Decision Clarifies COBRA Health Care Continuation Requirements View White Paper	White Paper
05/01/9805/01/98	Ethical Issues Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
01/01/98January 1998	Regulations Issued Implementing the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 View White Paper	White Paper
01/01/98January 1998	Three Federal Agencies Clarify Group Health Coverage Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 View White Paper	White Paper
11/01/9711/01/97	Employee Benefits Update, presented at the Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
08/01/97August 1997	Administrative Challenges Presented By New HIPAA Rules: Part II, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
06/01/97June 1997	Administrative Challenges Presented by New HIPAA Rules: Part I, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	Article
05/09/9705/09/97	Introduction to ERISA, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar Primer Course, Philadelphia	Speech
05/09/9705/09/97	The Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in ERISA Practice, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
05/09/9705/09/97	You Be the Judge, presented at the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
05/01/9705/01/97	Communications Required Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 View White Paper	White Paper
11/18/9611/18/96	Employee Benefits Update, presented at ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
06/01/9606/01/96	Conditioning Receipt of Enhanced Early Retirement Benefits on Waiver of Employment: Related Claims -- Lockheed v. Spink View White Paper	White Paper
05/16/9605/16/96	Issues of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest, and Related Topics Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
05/16/9605/16/96	You Be the Judge Program, presented at the ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
05/08/9605/08/96	U.S. Labor and Employment Law Considerations in Acquisitions and Downsizing, presented at the ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, New York	Speech
04/26/9604/26/96	Piecing Together the ERISA Puzzle: An Introduction to Employee Benefits Law, presented at the American Bar Association Center for Continuing Legal Education, Los Angeles	Speech
10/10/9510/10/95	Employee Benefits Update, presented at a Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
05/04/9505/04/95	Issues of Ethics, Conflicts of Interest, and Related Topics Arising in ERISA Practice, presented at the Fifth Annual Employee Benefits and executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/12/9410/12/94	Employee Benefits Update - Anticipating Future Litigation: The Defendant-Plan, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
02/01/9402/01/94	Upon A Beneficiary's Inquiry, ERISA Plan Fiduciaries May Be Required to Supply Advice Extending Beyond the Scope of the Inquiry: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
01/01/9401/01/94	Employee Benefit Plans Must Specify in the Plan Document a Formal Amendment Procedure: ML&B White Paper View Morgan Lewis Title	White Paper
10/04/9310/04/93	The Impact on Employers of the Administration's Health Care Reform Initiative, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
11/13/9211/13/92	Employee Benefits Update -- Legislation and Developing Case Law, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Law Conference, Los Angeles	Speech
03/25/9203/25/92	Developments in COBRA Continuation Coverage, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
03/25/9203/25/92	The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on Employee Benefit Plans, presented at a ML&B Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech
10/01/9110/01/91	How To Control the Cost of Health, Workers' Compensation and Other Insurance Programs/ERISA Update, presented at a ML&B Labor and Employment Seminar, Philadelphia	Speech

Date	Title	Description
Jun 06, 2012	Morgan Lewis Advises The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners on International Paper Mill Acquisitions	Morgan Lewis represented The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners JV on their acquisition of two containerboard mills from global paper and packaging company International Paper.
Nov 09, 2010	Morgan Lewis Advises Grupo Bimbo on Acquisition of Sara Lee	Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Grupo Bimbo") announced that it will purchase Sara Lee Corporation's North American Fresh Bakery business for $959 million.
Apr 28, 2005	Spencer Testifies Before the House Employer-Employee Subcommittee	Steven Spencer testifies on the impact of the 2000 federal court ruling in Erie County Retirees Association v. County of Erie.

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