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09/10/08-09/10/08 401(k) Fees Regulation Webcast
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09/10/08-09/10/08 401(k) Fees Regulation Webcast
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Upcoming Speaking Events

09/10/08 Health Insurance Boot Camp Philadelphia
Jessica R. Bernanke and Georgina L. O'Hara, speakers
10/28/08 403(b) Retirement Plans: A Map of the New World Conference Arlington, VA
Gregory Needles, speaker
11/13/08-11/13/08 ERISA for Money Managers: An Interactive Workshop Boston
I. Lee Falk, Jennifer L. Klass, Daniel R. Kleinman, and Christopher A. Weals, speakers
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06/13/08 Chambers USA 2008 Recognizes Morgan Lewis in 19 National Practice Areas
Morgan Lewis is pleased to announce that the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business features Morgan Lewis as a leading national firm in 19 practice areas.
06/11/08 Of Counsel to Testify Before Senate Regarding ERISA Regulation
Andy Anderson, of counsel in Morgan Lewis’s employee benefits and executive compensation practice, will testify today before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
03/21/08 Wary Over Wellness, Pittsburgh Business Times
Partner John Ferreira discusses the potential legal consequences of the implementation of wellness programs, such as discrimination lawsuits.
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Nearly 70 practice lawyers and other professionals

Nearly 100 interdisciplinary practice lawyers from the investment management, securities, business and finance, and labor and employment practices

Ranked #1 in the United States in The Best Lawyers in America 2008

10 lawyers listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2008)

6 fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel

515 Publications Found
03/11/08 IRS Ruling Threatens Compensation Deductions for Public Companies

Presentation | Webcast
Louis Joseph, Mims Zabriskie

02/22/08 New IRS Ruling Holds Performance-Based Exception to 162(m) Lost if Incentive Program Guarantees Payment Upon Termination of Employment or Retirement

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

On February 21, 2008 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2008-13, which materially limits the performance-based compensation exception to the $1 million deduction limit under section 162(m)... more

02/21/08 Designing Executive Compensation for S Corps, presented at the 10th Annual S Corporation ESOP Seminar, Buena Vista, FL

Presentation | Speech
Daniel Hogans

02/20/08 Business Workshop: Military Rights Extended, Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Outside Publications | Article
Lauren Licastro

02/12/08 Section 409A Compliance in 2008, presented at the Louisville Employee Benefits Council, Louisville, KY

Presentation | Speech
Daniel Hogans

02/06/08 ESOP Transaction Advisory Services Overview

Marketing Material | Brochure
ESOP and Employee Benefits

02/04/08 Federal Court Permits Dividend Deduction for Stock Redeemed from ESOP

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
ESOP and Employee Benefits

On January 14, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, on a motion for summary judgment, ruled in General Mills v. United States , No. 06-3457 DSD/SRN (D. Minn. Jan. 14, 2008), that... more

02/04/08 Section 409A Compliance and Proxy Statements: Drafting Challenges, presented at the American Lawyer Institute-American Bar Association Webcast

Presentation | Webcast
Daniel Hogans

01/31/08 DOL Determines That a Fiduciary’s Use of ERISA Plan Assets to Promote Political Positions Through Proxy Resolutions Risks Violating ERISA

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

On December 21, 2007, the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) of the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an advisory opinion (2007-07A) stating that plan fiduciaries risk violating ERISA by utilizing ... more

01/14/08 The EEOC Puts Humpty Dumpty Back Together: Employer-Sponsored Retiree Healthcare Coverage Can Again Be Coordinated with Medicare

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has accomplished what the kings’ men could not— it has affirmed that employer-sponsored retiree healthcare benefits can be coordinated with Medicare or comparab... more

01/10/08 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Allows San Francisco’s Health Care Security Ordinance to Take Effect

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment

In August 2006, San Francisco’s mayor signed into law the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). The HCSO requires certain employers operating with the geographic limits of the City and County of ... more

January 2008 Internal Revenue Code Section 409A: Ten Traps for the Unwary, BNA's Pension & Benefits Daily, Vol. 8, No. 4

Outside Publications | Article
Daniel Hogans

12/21/07 IRS Waives ISO and ESPP Reporting Requirements for 2007; Employers Must Provide Information Statements to Employees

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

As discussed in our LawFlash issued December 11, 2007, Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), sets forth two reporting requirements for employers sponsoring incentive stock op... more

12/20/07 Department of Labor Finalizes Form 5500 Fee Disclosure Rules and Proposes Guidance for Contracts Between Plans and Service Providers Under ERISA 408(b)(2)

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Thomas Hogan

On November 16, 2007, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule concerning revisions to the Form 5500 Schedule C fee disclosure for employee benefit plans. This final rule essentially adopted the prop... more

12/12/07 Executive Compensation and Equity Compensation Plans Year-End Checklist

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The following checklist describes 2007 year-end action items with respect to executive compensation and equity compensation plans. This list is not exhaustive but is intended to provide a reminder of the genera... more

12/11/07 Health and Welfare Update: What Plan Sponsors Should Be Doing Now, presented at the ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits Teleconference

Presentation | Speech
Andy Anderson

12/11/07 New Incentive Stock Option and Employee Stock Purchase Plan Filing Requirements

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

Under new filing requirements, employers are required to furnish information returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regarding the exercise of incentive stock options (ISOs) and the transfer of shares acq... more

12/05/07 Correction Program for Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Offers Useful But Limited Assistance

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

On December 3, 2007, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2007-100 (Notice), which gives taxpayers a limited ability to correct certain operational failures of a nonquali... more

11/20/07 Qualified Default Investment Alternatives for Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the PPA) added Section 404(c)(5) to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), effective for plan years beginning after December 31, 2006, which... more

11/15/07 409A Before the Bell, presented at the SWBA/IRS 18th Annual Employee Benefits Conference for Practitioners and Plan Sponsors, Dallas

Presentation | Speech
Daniel Hogans

11/09/07 409A Deadline Looming, presented at the 17th Annual ESOP Association's Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show, Las Vegas

Presentation | Speech
Erin Turley

11/08/07 Advanced 409(p) Testing: Session II Examples, presented at the 17th Annual ESOP Association's Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show, Las Vegas, NV

Presentation | Speech
Daniel Hogans

11/02/07 ERISA 401(k) Service Provider and Fee Litigation, presented at the 17th Annual ABA Institute on ERISA Litigation

Presentation | Speech
Deborah Davidson

Autumn 2007 New HSA Rules for 2007 and Beyond, Benefits Law Journal

Outside Publications | Article
Lauren Licastro

10/26/07 IRS Extends Reporting and Withholding Rules for Another Year: Rules for 2007

LawFlash/Client Alert | Employee Benefits LawFlash
Employee Benefits

The IRS issued Notice 2007-89 on October 23, 2007, which provides guidance on (i) reporting and withholding compensation that is deferred in 2007, (ii) reporting and withholding amounts includible in income und... more