Locke Lord's Ed Razim Elected for Induction as Fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel

(HOUSTON) February 28, 2022 – Locke Lord Partner Ed Razim, Chair of the Firm's Tax Department and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group, was elected by the Board of Governors of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (ACEBC) to be inducted as a Fellow in the College at the College’s Annual Dinner to be held at the Chicago Club in Chicago on September 17, 2022.

The highly selective list is based on each individual’s substantive contributions to the field throughout their career. Those elected as Fellows of the ACEBC, a not-for-profit dedicated to fostering excellence in the practice of employee benefits law and advancing public understanding of employee benefits, are required to have focused on benefits law for at least 20 years and have a sustained commitment to its advancement through writing, speaking, public policy analysis, public education or public service. Upon induction, Razim will join Locke Lord Partner Philip Bush as Fellow.

Razim, based in the Firm’s Houston office, advises clients on the full range of executive compensation and employee benefits issues arising out of mergers and acquisitions. His practice includes drafting and implementing employee benefits 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; addressing employee benefits matters in corporate mergers and acquisitions; resolving unique plan design issues faced by controlled groups of corporations or businesses; consulting employers and plan administrators on plan design and compliance matters; and negotiating with the Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation on a variety of audit and compliance matters. Razim also has worked extensively with nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on a variety of tax issues.

Locke Lord’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group advises a diverse range of clients — from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies — across a variety of areas, including qualified benefit plans, ESOPs and equity incentive arrangements. The Firm’s benefits lawyers frequently represent plan trustees and administrators, including fiduciaries of ESOPs as well as insurers, preferred provider organizations, health maintenance organizations, administrative service providers, utilization review organizations and many other businesses in the health care industry.

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