Craig A. Bitman

Email: cbitman@morganlewis.com

New York
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0060
Phone: 212.309.7190
Fax: 212.309.6001

practice accolades

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Listed, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Nationally) in Chambers USA (2010)

Listed, Tax: Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in The U.S. Legal 500 (2010)

Private Investment Funds

Ranked, National Tier 1: Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)

education

Georgetown University Law Center, 1996, J.D.

University of Pennsylvania, 1993, B.A.

Publications

Date	Title	Publication
02/08/1202/08/12	Final DOL 408(b)(2) Disclosure Regulation View LawFlash	Employee Benefits and Investment Management LawFlash
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
10/04/1110/04/11	Buying Union-Staffed Companies: What Private Equity Firms Must Know and Do (a Dow Jones webinar) Listen to or Download Podcast (59:13 duration; 81.3 MB) Listen Now	Webinar
09/15/1109/15/11	DOL Releases Interim Guidance on Electronic Delivery of Participant-Directed Retirement Plan Disclosure View LawFlash	Employee Benefits LawFlash
02/03/1102/03/11	Globalizing Your Workforce View Presentation	Webinar
12/09/1012/09/10	The Department of Labor’s Recent Flurry of Fiduciary Regulations: New Obligations for Plan Fiduciaries and Plan Service Providers View Presentation	Webinar
09/16/1009/16/10	Outsourcing Fiduciary Responsibility View Presentation	Webinar
05/19/0905/19/09	Social Investing on Behalf of Employee Benefit Plans View Presentation	Webinar
03/11/0903/11/09	Fiduciary Implications of the Market Crisis Webinar View Presentation	Webinar
11/13/0811/13/08	ERISA for Money Managers, presented at the ERISA for Money Managers: An Interactive Workshop, Boston View Presentation	Speech
09/10/0809/10/08	401(k) Fees Regulation Webinar View Presentation	Webinar
04/17/0804/17/08	Hedge Funds, presented at the ERISA for Money Managers Workshop, New York View Presentation	Speech
02/09/0602/09/06	Mergers and Acquisitions: What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know, presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel - New Jersey (NJCCA) Chapter, Whippany, NJ	Speech
02/01/0602/01/06	What Every In-House Lawyer Needs to Know, presented at a Mergers & Acquisitions Seminar, New York	Speech
11/08/0511/08/05	Section 409A Distribution Issues, Severance Pay and Year-End Checklist View Presentation	Webinar
10/25/0410/25/04	Effect of Same Sex Marriages on Pensions at a seminar hosted by the Wall Street Transcript	Speech
10/12/0410/12/04	2005 Cumulative Supplement to "General Plan Qualification Requirements," ERISA: A Comprehensive Guide, Aspen Publishers, 2nd Ed.	Chapter
06/07/0406/07/04	Corporate Governance Under ERISA: The Power to Influence Corporations, Employee Benefits Journal	Article
06/07/0406/07/04	Paperless Benefit Plan Administration in the New Millennium, Employee Benefits Journal	Article
10/08/03Fall 2003	The Employer's Bottom Line, HR Advisor	Article
05/07/03Spring 2003	Pension Plan Funding, HR Advisor	Article
05/07/02Spring 2002	Severance Plans: ERISA Coverage is a Good Thing, HR Advisor	Article
08/01/00August 2000	Paperless Benefit Plan Administration, Benefits and Compensation Review	Article

Date	Title	Description
Apr 26, 2011	Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on $230 Million Acquisition of Schoolnet	Morgan Lewis advised Pearson, the world's leading learning company, on its acquisition of Schoolnet for $230 million in cash.
Mar 23, 2010	Morgan Lewis Advises Perrigo on $808 Million Acquisition of Infant Formula Manufacturer PBM Products	Perrigo Company today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PBM Products, LLC for approximately $808 million in cash.
Feb 13, 2009	Morgan Lewis Represents Jefferies in Acquisition of Depfa First Albany	Jefferies Group, Inc. today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Depfa Bank plc to acquire Depfa First Albany Securities LLC.

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