28th Annual Employee Benefits Seminar

Program Highlights

Please join the Locke Lord Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group for our 28th 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 am
Introduction and Program: 8:20 am - 12:00 pm
 
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)

The subjects to be covered include:

• An in-depth discussion of the key issues impacting employer-sponsored group health plans, including the latest regulatory twists related to health care reform and issues related to disputes between employer-sponsored group health plans and out-of-network providers.
• A discussion of recent cases affecting employee benefit plans, including whether plans can limit their liability through non-assignment provisions, contractual limitation periods, subrogation clauses and restrictions on out-of-network providers.
• An overview of the recently issued proposed regulations affecting Section 457(f) ineligible deferred compensation plans sponsored by tax-exempt organizations.
• An exploration on how human resource and finance professionals can frame and solve for select benefit plan issues in merger & acquisition transactions.

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.

Vincent J. Hess (Dallas, Partner): Vince has experience in a wide range of complex commercial litigation and arbitration. He represents large and mid-size companies in software, class actions, managed care and employee benefits, contract, trade secrets, health care, non-competes, securities, commercial real estate, debt collection, franchise, leasing, construction, and environmental issues. 

Jan R. Newsom (Dallas, Senior Counsel): Jan has extensive experience in health care law with a focus on health care regulatory and administrative matters. She concentrates on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and compliance issues, HIPAA and HITECH Act obligations, Stark law and fraud and abuse compliance, anti-kickback, illegal remuneration and compensation matters. She also has substantial experience in welfare benefit plan design for insured and self-insured employers as well as for health insurers and HMOs, focusing on managed care and wellness program implementation and liability concerns, administrative matters and dealings with regulatory agencies.

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.

CLE, CPE & HRCI

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

Questions

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