Upcoming Events

2012

Women Helping Women In the Workplace
Work Life Balance ~ What's That?

Speakers: Mary K. Samsa
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ABA Tax Section Meeting
Practical Considerations in Providing Benefits and Equity Compensation to a Global Workforce

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Tax

Celesq® AttorneysEd Center Webcast
Impact of the New York Same-Sex Marriage Law on Employee Benefit Plans

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ALI/ABA's Pension, Profit-Sharing, Welfare, and Other Compensation Plans

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Creating a Domestic Partner Benefits Policy

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Past Events

2012

New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting
Panel: Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples: What’s Changed Since New York’s Marriage Equity Act

Speakers: Jonathan J. Boyles
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

London Employment Webinar
UK Employment Law Round Up: 2011 Learning Points and How we Can Help in 2012

Speakers: Katie L. Clark , Sharon Tan , Alison Wetherfield
Location: London
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , London

The Dynamic State of Retirement Plans

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Qualified Retirement Plans

2011

Important Information Regarding Your Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impacts on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audio Conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ALI-ABA Employee Benefits Litigation Conference

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

NYS Taxation Conference
Best Practices for Benefits After Marriage Equality

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

International Association of Privacy Professionals Conference

Speakers: Jilali Maazouz
Location: Paris
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Paris

Charity Seminar Labor & Employment for clients

Speakers: Volker Teigelkötter
Location: Dusseldorf
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Germany

Society for Human Resource Management Rock River Chapter Meeting
Domestic Partner Benefits

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Rock River, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits & Compensation: What You Should Do Before Year End

Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans , Plan Fiduciary and Investment Management , Qualified Retirement Plans

Chartis LGBT Employee Resource Group
Marriage Equality and Its Legal Implications

Speakers: Jonathan J. Boyles , Peter L. Faber , Lisa A. Linsky , Carlyn S. McCaffrey , Shu-Ping Shen
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

American Bar Association National Institute on ERISA Litigation
Fee Case Litigation: Developments in Class Actions Challenging Plan Investment and Administration Fees

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

2011 ESOP Association Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Fort Worth TEI Chapter
Benefits & Compensation Update

Speakers: Maureen O'Brien
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

WEB Chicago Chapter – Breakfast Meeting
Developments and Best Benefit Practices for Same Sex Unions and Domestic Partnerships

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2011 Out & Equal Workplace Summit
Benefits for Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices and Cutting Edge Trends

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon , Brian J. Tiemann
Location: Dallas, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ABA Section of Taxation 2011 Joint Fall CLE Meeting
Employee Benefits International Update

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Denver, CO
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

WBAI Leadership Development Series Program
Women in Charge: A Panel Discussion With Female Managing Partners

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

American Conference Insitute (ACI) 4th National Conference on Defending & Managing ERISA Litigation
Moderator, In-House Roundtable on New and Emerging Participant Disclosure Requirements, Compliance Concerns & Trouble Spots After Cigna v. Amara

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

ALI-ABA Annual Meeting
International/Foreign Plans

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Beck Akademie Seminare
Aktuelles Tarifrecht - Die neueste Rechtsprechung kennen und nutzen

Speakers: Paul Melot de Beauregard
Location: Novotel Munich City, Germany
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employment - Germany

Lorman Education Services Live Audio Conference
Why Is This Guy Still on My Health Plan?

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Audio Conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health Care Law Reform

Lambda Legal and William Blair: Understanding the Illinois Civil Union Law

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Same-Gender Marriages: The Latest Employee Benefit Plan Implications

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Strategies to Deal With the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Live Webcast

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

The Debt Deal: What’s Next and How Will It Impact Your Business?

Speakers: Andrea M. Bergman , Jon Decker , David G. Noren , Stephen M. Ryan , William F. Weld
Location: http://www.mwe.com/info/debtdeal/
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Energy Advisory , Government Strategies , Health , Tax

Same-Sex Marriage in New York State: The Impact on Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Celesq® AttorneysEd Center CLE
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples—Recent Federal and State Developments and What's Coming Next

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Immigration Issues for Bi-National LGBT Couples

Speakers: Brett R. Johnson , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Empire State Pride Agenda's Pride in My Workplace Lunch and Learn
New York Same-Sex Marriage and the Impact on Employee Benefits

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Navigating DOMA, ERISA, COBRA, FMLA and Tax Issues in Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

SHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition
Employee Benefits for Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices for Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Governor’s Office of General Counsel Civil Union Act CLE

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee Meeting

Speakers: Natalie M. Nathanson
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

"Legally Speaking" Radio Program
Employee Benefits and Estate Planning Implications Resulting from the Legalization of Civil Unions Effective June 1, 2011

Speakers: Katrina A. Crafton , Todd A. Solomon
Location: WGN 720 AM Radio
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Private Client , Trust & Estate Controversy

Illinois State Bar Association 4th Annual CLE Fest Classic
Employer Obligations under the Civil Union Act

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

CIGNA v. Amara: The Supreme Court Expands the Remedies for Benefits Description Mistakes

Speakers: Wilber H. Boies , PC , Nancy G. Ross , Chris C. Scheithauer
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Trial

IHA Live Teleconference: Hospitals & Civil Unions
Hospitals & Civil Unions

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

Chicago Bar Association Civil Unions Seminar
Panel: Estate Planning, Disability and Decedent’s Estate, Employee Benefits, and Government Benefits

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2011 NCEO & Beyster Institute's Annual Employee Ownership Conference
Corporate Governance Minority Interst - Minority/Majority Owned ESOPs

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Denver, CO
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate Responsibility and Governance , Employee Benefits , ESOPs

American Conference Institute's 3rd National Advanced Forum on Defending & Managing ERISA Litigation
Avoiding the Pitfalls in Retiree Welfare Benefits Litigation

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Impact of Civil Union Legislation in Illinois

Speakers: Katrina A. Crafton , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Private Client , Tax

Ethics Issues in Tax Transactions and Tax Controversies

Speakers: Jonathan J. Boyles , Peter L. Faber , Lindsay M. LaCava , Jay E. Rivlin , Leah Robinson , Arthur R. Rosen , Kevin Spencer
Location: McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Private Client , State & Local Tax , Tax , Tax Controversy

The Valuation Roundtable of San Francisco
Fiduciary Status for Appraisers under the Department of Labor's Proposed Regulation

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

ABA Tax Section
Chair of Foreign and International Subcommittee

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

ABA Tax Section Mid-Year Meeting

Speakers: Brian A. Benko
Location: Boca Raton, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Celesq® AttorneysEd Center CLE Live Audio Conference
Steps to Eliminate Bias in the Legal Profession by Understanding Bias and Gender Communication Differences

Speakers: Andrea S. Kramer
Location: Audio Conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

National Constitution Conferences Live Audio Conference
Women and Office Politics, Steps to Eliminating Bias by Understanding Gender Communication Differences

Speakers: Andrea S. Kramer
Location: Audio Conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2010

National Retiree Healthcare Forum: Evaluating & Managing Retiree Healthcare Benefits

Speakers: Wilber H. Boies , PC
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

New England Federal Tax Forum
Recent Developments in Executive Compensation

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

Executive Compensation Under Dodd-Frank— Planning for 2011 and Beyond

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Hilton Stamford, Stamford, CT
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation Under Dodd-Frank— Planning for 2011 and Beyond

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Chicago-Kent College of Law Guest Lecture
Non-Traditional Families and the Law

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

DePaul College of Law Pro Bono Panel

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Pro Bono & Community Service

Executive Compensation Under Dodd-Frank— Planning for 2011 and Beyond

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston Marriott Newton, Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation Strategies in 2010: Opportunities and Challenges Going Forward

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Menlo Park, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

2010 Out & About Workplace Summit
Promoting Diversity and Making Waves: Implementing ERGS That Drive Organizational Change

Speakers: Lisa A. Linsky , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Trial

CICA 2010 Fall Seminar
A View From the DOL

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Executive Compensation Strategies in 2010: Opportunities and Challenges Going Forward

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

The Knowledge Congress Webcast Series
403 (b) Plans FORM 5500 Schedule C: New Compliance Challenges

Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

Management Challenges: New Parental Rights and Understanding Constructive Dismissal

Speakers: Katie L. Clark , David Dalgarno , Alison Wetherfield
Location: McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP< London
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employment - London

ABA Section of Taxation Meeting
Employee Benefits International Update
Employing Stock: U.S. and Foreign Taxation of Employee Stock Options

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Toronto, ON Canada
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

IAPP KnowledgeNet
Health Reform and HIPAA: Renewed Focus on the Privacy and Security of Protected Health Information

Speakers: Heather Egan Sussman , Edward G. Zacharias
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Health Care Law Reform , HIPAA

Same-Gender Marriages and the Impact on Employee Benefit Plans Webinar

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Chicago Chapter NASPP Meeting
Workshop on 409A Corrections

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

National Constitution Center's Navigating Same-Sex Couples Benefits Rights Seminar

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audio Conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ACI's Forum on Minimizing Legal Risks in the Design, Implementation & Administration of Executive Compensation Conference
How Non-Exempt Deferred Compensation Arrangements Must be Structured in Order to Comply with 409A’s Requirements in Both Form and in Operation

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

How Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Affects your Business: Critical Information You Need to Know

Speakers: Fredric D. Firestone , Eugene I. Goldman , Andrea S. Kramer , Edwin C. Laurenson , Andrew C. Liazos , Thomas A. McGavin , Jr. , Thomas J. Murphy , Maureen O'Brien , William R. Pomierski , David L. Taub
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Energy Advisory , Finance & Banking , SEC Defense , Tax

Celesq ® AttorneysEd Center
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Couples—What Has Changed in 2010 and Beyond and What Should Employers Be Considering

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference & Exposition
Employee Benefits for Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices for Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Citywide Pride's Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Partners: Recent Trends and Preparing for the Changes Coming to the 2012 HRC Corporate Equality Index Seminar

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon , Brian J. Tiemann
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Healthcare Reform: Impact for Employers
Navigating the Sweeping Changes for Group Health Plans

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

ACI’s Employee Benefit Plans Conference
Health and Welfare Benefit Plan Preparation and Compliance: Designing and Maintaining Plans in Line With Reporting and Disclosure Requirements

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Strategic Trends in Compensation and Benefits: A Mini-Conference
Domestic Partnership Benefits

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

WEB Benefit Basics Webinar: Assigning and Loaning Money From Retirement Plans

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Natalie M. Nathanson
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

33rd Annual ESOP Conference
Legislative, Regulatory and Judicial Update

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2010 May Meeting

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

Health Care Reform Compliance Workshop: Your Questions Answered

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon , Susan M. Nash
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

2010 National Conference of the National Center for Employee Ownership
ESOPs in Mergers & Acquisitions

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Employee Benefit News Compliance Summit 2010
Recent Developments in Health Care Reform

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Arlington, VA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

Health System Reform: Critical Next Steps for Your Business

Speakers: John M. Callahan , Amy M. Gordon , Anne W. Hance , Christopher M. Jedrey , Daniel H. Melvin , Joel L. Michaels , Susan M. Nash , Paul W. Radensky , M.D. , T. Reed Stephens
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Government Strategies , Health , Insurance , Life Sciences - Health , Life Sciences & Medical Products , Managed Care

Penn Mutual's Elite Producers

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

WEB's New Trend: DC Payments That Behave Like DB Payments Seminar

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The Illinois Chapter of the ESOP Association 2010 Winter Conference
ESOPs in Distress

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Oak Brook, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Celesq ® AttorneysEd Center
Ensuring Compliance During Bad Economic Times: The Legal Ramifications of Severance Plans and Release Agreements

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ABA Section of Taxation 2010 Midyear Meeting

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

2009

19th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation
Fee Case Litigation

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

24th Annual Tax Withholding and Information Reporting Conference
Employee vs. Independent Contractor Issues

Speakers: Ira B. Mirsky
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

American Conference Institute’s Premier Forum on Defending and Managing ERISA Litigation
ERISA Fiduciary Litigation: Newest Plaintiffs’ Liability

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: New York City, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

2009 Out & Equal Workplace Summit
Benefits for Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices for Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Orlando, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The Third Annual Executive Compensation Institute
Risk Assessment and Management in Executive Compensation

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

American Bar Association, Tax Section Joint Fall CLE Meeting
FBAR Reporting Requirements

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

New England TEI Federal Tax Meeting
Potpourri of Benefits Issues

Speakers: Ira B. Mirsky
Location: Needham, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

Different but Equal: The Equality Bill Explained

Speakers: Katie L. Clark , David Dalgarno , Sharon Tan , Alison Wetherfield
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, London
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employment - London

Providing Investment Advice to Retirement Plan Participants Without Triggering Liability

Speakers: Jonathan J. Boyles
Location: Teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Controlling Health Care Costs With Self-Funded Plan Options

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

SHRM 61st Annual Conference & Exposition
Benefts of Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices for Employees

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Safeguard Your Business – The Keys to Data Privacy Law Compliance

Speakers: Stephen W. Bernstein , Daniel A. Curto , Heather Egan Sussman
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Energy Advisory , Health , Intellectual Property , Life Sciences & Medical Products , Mergers & Acquisitions , Tax

Tariff Law Update: How to Know & Choose Flexible Instruments

Speakers: Paul Melot de Beauregard
Location: Cologne, Germany
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , International Trade

Understanding the Iowa Same-Sex Marriage Decision and Employee Benefits Available to Same-Sex Spouses

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon , Brian J. Tiemann
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Celesq Webcast
Same-Sex Marriage Developments in California, Iowa and Vermont: Impact on Domestic Partners and Employee Benefit Plans (1943)

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The New York Metro Area Chapter's Form 5500 Presentation

Location: McDermott's New York Office
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Same-Gender Marriage-Recent Updates and How They Affect Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Informal Corporate Disclosure in the Age of Twitter

Speakers: David A. Cifrino , PC , Thomas P. Conaghan , Stephen E. Older , Eric Orsic , Heidi Steele
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Public Companies , Tax

ABA Tax Section (457A Discussion)

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Executive Pay Under Fire: What In-House Counsel Need to Know Now

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos , Ira B. Mirsky
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Public Companies

Friends of Ed Networking Night hosted by UBS Financial Services, Inc.

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Cambridge, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

NCEO/Beyster Institute 2009 Employee Ownership Conference

Speakers: Jared Kaplan , William W. Merten , Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Hilton Portland and Executive Towers in Portland, OR
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The Effect of the Proposed Employee Free Choice Act on the Current Labor Law

Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , HR & Employment Litigation , Labor & Employment , Labor Relations - United States , Trial

WEB - St. Louis Chapter's Monthly Meeting
Employee Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses and Domestic Partners

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: St. Louis, MO
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Lorman Education Services' "Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impacts on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation"

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Celesq Webcast
Impact of Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partnerships on Employee Benefit Plans

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Celesq's Impact of Same-Sex Marriages and Domestic Partnerships on Employee Benefit Plans

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Wellness Rewards Congress
HIPAA, ADA, GINA and the DOL: Evaluating the Pros and the Cons for Health Plans and Employers

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

2009 Proxy Season Preview

Speakers: David A. Cifrino , PC , Thomas P. Conaghan , Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Public Companies

American Bar Association Section of Taxation 2009 Midyear Meeting
International deferred compensation planning issues under Section 457A

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: New Orleans, LA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

2008

WEB Chicago West Suburban Chapter's Annual Legislative Update - Extended Meeting
Health and Welfare Plans

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Lisle, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

WEB Chicago Chapter's Breakfast Meeting: Annual Employee Benefit Review: Legislative, Regulatory, and Case Law
Health and Welfare

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Lorman Education Services' Creating and Maintaining a Domestic Partner Benefits Policy: New Laws and Recent Trends

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

TEI Indianapolis Chapter meeting
Executive Compensation

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

ABA Joint Committee on Employee Benefits' Compensation for Executives and Directors 23rd Annual National Institute
Uses of Insurance in Executive Compensation

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS)- Recent Key Changes and Required Updates You Must Know

Speakers: Joanna C. Kerpen , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Chicago Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee
Current Events Report on the IRC Section 409A Correction Program

Speakers: Brian A. Benko
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Chicago Chapter of the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network's Meeting
401(k) Automatic Enrollment After the Pension Protection Act

Speakers: Diane M. Morgenthaler
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

North Shore Labor & Employment Law Counsel Meeting
A Benefit Check-up: 2008 Developments in Retirement and Welfare Benefits and Benefit Checklists for In-House Labor & Employment Attorneys to Implement

Speakers: Diane M. Morgenthaler
Location: Riverwoods, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Company, Entrepreneurial Seminar Series
Hiring and Compensating Employees and Consultants

Location: von Liebig Center of the University of California, San Diego
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Emerging Companies/Venture Financing , Employee Benefits

The TEI Detroit Chapter meeting
Executive Compensation-Session B

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Troy, MI
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York
ESOPS –An Innovative Way to Buy a Company in New York

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: New York , NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

2008 ERISA Conference: Plan Fees & Expenses - Defending Agaisnt ERISA Litigation in the 21st Century
Investment Policies; Negotiating Investment Manager Agreements

Speakers: Karen A. Simonsen
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Conference: Plan Fees and Expenses-Defending Against ERISA Litigation in the 21st Century
Plan Fees - Overview and Legal Guidance on Plan Fees and Expenses

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie , Karen A. Simonsen
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Seminar: Plan Fees & Expenses 
Defending Against ERISA Litigation in the 21st Century

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Trial

Lorman Education Services' "Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impact on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

2008 Out & Equal Workplace Summit.
Benefits for Domestic Partners and Same-Sex Married Couples: Best Practices for Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Austin, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

2008 Joint Fall CLE Meeting
Panelist: Employee Benefits: International Update

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Out and Equal's Spousal Equivalency: Alternatives in the Interim! Town Call
Spousal equivalent benefits and policies for domestic partners

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Town Call
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Thompson Same-Gender Marriages and Benefits-How The Recent Ruling in California May Affect All Employers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

403(b) – Changes Are Here, Act Now!

Location: Amper, Politziner & Mattia, PC in Bridgewater, NJ
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Tax Exemption

Citywide Pride 2008
Out In the Workplace, But In the Dark About Your Financial Future?: 10 Things You Need to Know about Employee Benefits and Financial Planning for Dome

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: McDermott Will & Emery Chicago office
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

403(b) – Changes Are Here, Act Now!

Location: McDermott's New York office
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Tax Exemption

TEI Cleveland Chapter meeting
Executive Compensation

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Marriott Downtown Cleveland, OH
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

The New York Metro Area Chapter's Form 5500 Presentation

Location: McDermott Will & Emery's New York office
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Online Social Networking: Legal Risks for Businesses - Identifying and Minimizing Liabilities in Company and Employee Misuse

Location: Teleconference, Sponsored by the Legal Publishing Group of Strafford Publications
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Intellectual Property

Legal and Tax Implications of Incentive Program Design

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2008 ERISA Conference
Investment Policies: Negotiating Investment Manager Agreements

Speakers: Karen A. Simonsen
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Conference
Plan Fees - Overview and Background Legal Guidance on Plan Fees and Expenses

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Conference
10 Action Steps to Take When You Return to Your Office

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Conference
Negotiating Service Provider Contract

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

2008 ERISA Conference
Benefits Claims - 2007 Developments

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon , Michael T. Graham
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Company, Entrepreneurial Seminar Series
Forming a Company II: The Mechanics of Issuing Stock and Options, Management of the Company and General Employment Matters

Location: von Liebig Center of the University of California, San Diego
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Emerging Companies/Venture Financing , Employee Benefits

FMLA, ADA, ERISA and HIPAA: Legal Risks and Employee Leave Requests

Speakers: Linda M. Doyle , Amy M. Gordon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

Performance-Based Compensation After IRS Reversal on Early Termination: Legal Strategies to Preserve Tax Benefits under Section 162(m)
Steps Employers Should Take Now

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Wellness Plans and the Law: How to Eliminate Legal Pitfalls

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Chicago Bar Association's Buying and Selling a Business
Employee Benefits Considerations in Buying and Selling a Business

Speakers: Natalie M. Nathanson
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits

Next Generation Health Plan Banking & Administration Management 2008 Summit
Grasping the Legal Issues in the Design and Administration of Health Savings Accounts

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

2007

Merrill Lynch of Garden City's Employee Benefit Plans Workshop

Speakers: Jonathan J. Boyles
Location: Garden City, New York
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2007 PBI Agency Series:
Developing and Delivering Effective Presentations and Trainings for Law Firm and Corporate Pro Bono Attorneys

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Pro Bono & Community Service

What's Happening in Global Equity Compensation roundtable
The recent U.S. - Canada tax treaty and 409A tax planning

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Waltham, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

17th Annual Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show
Moderator: "Employee Participation in Formal Governance"

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact: For registration information, contact 866.366.3832 or e-mail meetings@esopassociation.org
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

17th Annual Las Vegas Conference & Trade Show
ESOPS as Acquisition Tools

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact: For registration information, contact 866.366.3832 or e-mail meetings@esopassociation.org
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Boston Securities and Corporate Law Update
Addressing the recent SEC proxy comment letters, Section 409A transition relief for nonqualified deferred compensation plans and private company stock

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

ABA 2007 Joint Fall CLE Meeting
"Employee Benefits International Update" & "Crossing the US/Canadian Border-The Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Issues that Await"

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Second Annual National Consumer Driven Healthcare Summit
Operational and Technical Track: Legal Issues in the Design and Administration of Consumer Driven Health Plans

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C
Practice Areas & Industries: Consumer-Driven Health Care , Employee Benefits , Health

Lavender Law Conference
Behind the Statistics, What Do Domestic Partner Benefits Mean to the LGBT Candidate?

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

National Employee Benefits Web Summit
Legal Issues in the Design and Administration of Consumer Driven Health Plans

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Webinar/Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Consumer-Driven Health Care , Employee Benefits , Health

Same-Gender Marriage, Civil Unions, and Domestic Partnerships: Recent Developments and the Impact on Employee Benefit Plans

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

North American South Asian Bar Association
4th Annual Convention - Bridging Borders

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Intellectual Property

The Chicago Tax Club's June 2007 Meeting
Key Changes, Surprises and Opportunities in the Final 409A Regulations

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

WEB Chicago Chapter breakfast meeting
401(k) Fee Litigation – What It Means to You

Speakers: Karen A. Simonsen
Location: UBS Tower
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

HSA 2007
Tax and Legal Impacting HSA Design and Administration

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health

CityWide Pride month in the City of Chicago
Diversity - The Talent Wars Forum (Panelist)

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Executive Compensation
Protecting Finances and Privacy Under The New SEC Disclosure Requirements

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Strategic HR and Human Capital Management Congress for Life Sciences
Develop and Evaluate Finance and Payroll Code of Ethics

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Citywide Pride 2007
Domestic Partner Benefits and Best Practices for LGBT Personnel

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL (McDermott Offices)
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

National Retirement Partners 2007 Annual Conference
An Inside View of Litigation Against Plan Sponsors and Service Providers: Are Advisors Next?

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos , Nancy G. Ross
Location: Dana Point, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation

Complying with the Final 409A Regulations: Navigating the New Complexities of Deferred Compensation
Panelist

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

AHIP Solutions Best Practices in Health Incentive Management

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , HIPAA

Legal Implications of Health Rewards and Punitive Disincentives

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

NCEO/Beyster Institute 2007 Employee Ownership Conference
Co-moderator - Mergers and Acquisitions Involving ESOPs

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

NCEO/Beyster Institute 2007 Employee Ownership Conference
Moderator - In Transition: How Employee Ownership Changes Board Structure and Dynamics

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Spring 2007 ERISA Conference: Defending Against ERISA Litigation in the 21st Century

Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

Professional Planners Forum
Planning for Liquidity and Succession with ESOPs

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

UK Employment Seminar- Overview of 2006
Statutory Dispute Resolution - Maternity and Paternity Rights - Disability Discrimination

Location: 7 Bishopsgate, London
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employment - London , London

Rewarding Healthy Behaviors for Health Plans and Employers
Developing a Legally Compliant Health Incentive Strategy

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Lake Buena Vista, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , HIPAA

Meeting of the Eastern New England Chapter of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals
Slaying the Beast-Practical Advice on Meeting the 2007 Proxy Season Challenge

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

IRS Hot Topics Conference
Reporting and Disclosure after the Pension Protection Act of 2006

Speakers: Brian A. Benko
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

National Institute of Pension Administrators Annual Conference
Post Pension Protection Act Funding Rules for Defined Benefit Plans

Speakers: Brian A. Benko
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2006

2006 ERISA Conference: Defending Against ERISA Litigation in the 21st Century

Location: McDermott's Chicago Office
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employee Benefits Litigation , Trial

Measuring and Capitalizing on Health Risk Assessment for Employers Conference
HIPAA Privacy Concerns for Health Risk Assessment and Workplace Wellness Programs: Vital Information Employers Must Be Aware of When Collecting Healt

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Orlando, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Achieving ROI for Wellness
Health Promotion, HIPAA and Inherent Legal Risks Employers and Health Plans Must Be Aware of

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: San Diego, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans , HIPAA

How the proposed Marriage Protection Amendment would change the state constitution
What impacts would either decision [if passed or not passed] have in the legal system as it affects citizens?

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Stevens Point, WI
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

The New SEC Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules: Complying with the Latest Corporate Governance Standards
Form 8-K, corporate governance for executive compensation, and action steps

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation Conference: New Rules, New Strategies
SEC live webcast presentation in the morning and simultaneous afternoon working group presentations in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

New Product Development for Health Plans
Legal Update: Legal Considerations Affecting Product Design and Implementation

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Consumer-Driven Health Care , Employee Benefits

National Consumer Driven Healthcare Summit
Legal Track: Minimizing Legal Exposure for Potential Consumer Driven Care Liability: Plan Design and Communication Issues

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Washington, DC
Practice Areas & Industries: Consumer-Driven Health Care , Employee Benefits

Section 409A: Real World Recommendations from Experts in the Field

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Webinar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Lavender Law 2006 Conference
Best Practices for LGBT Personnel: Guidance for Employers and Guidance for Job Seekers

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Washington, DC
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

Audit & Form 5500 Questions Program

Speakers: Elizabeth A. Savard
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

7th Annual Illinois SHRM Conference & Exposition
Legal Cases For Employee Benefits

Speakers: Diane M. Morgenthaler
Location: DeKalb, Illinois
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

IP Roundtable
Current Developments in Managing Employee Mobility: Protecting Company Trade Secrets and Reducing Litigation Exposure

Location: Newton, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Intellectual Property , IP Litigation , Patent Prosecution , Trade Secrets

Same-Gender Marriages: Anticipating the Impact on Employee Benefit Plans

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

How to Avoid the Enforcer's Wrath: Making the Most of the New EPCRS and Other Voluntary Correction Programs

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

30th Annual Week Long ALI-ABA Summer Course of Study: Current Pension and Employee Benefits Law and Practice
Cutbacks: What is a Cutback? What Happens? and Bankruptcy Issues for Qualified Plans and IRAs

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

SHRM 58th Annual Conference & Exposition
Responding to Employees' Same-Gender Relationships: Implications for Employee Benefit Programs

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Washington, DC
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Measuring & Quantifying the Value of Health Risk Assessments
Health Risk Assessments and HIPAA Compliance: Critical Information Health Plans and Employers Must Know Before Utilizing Self-Reported

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , HIPAA

Union League Club - Pension Systems Review Forum
Public and Private Pension Systems in Review

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Public Companies

New York University School of Law 's 59th Annual Conference on Labor
Litigation over company stock funds in 401(k) plans

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Labor & Employment , Trial

26th Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute
Executive Compensation: The New SEC Rules and Emerging Practices

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

NCEO/Beyster Institute 2006 Employee Ownership Conference
Leadership: Lessons Learned in Working with Boards of Employee-Owned Companies

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: St. Paul, MN
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

NCEO/Beyster Institute 2006 Employee Ownership Conference
ESOPs in Depth: Using ESOPs to Acquire a Company

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: St. Paul, MN
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Are Your Benefits Secure? Get Clear on Rabbi & Grantor Trusts Amid M&A Volatility

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Good Governance in the Era of Enhanced Disclosure: Creating Competitive, Value-Driven Executive Rewards
What You Need to Know Now - Even if Your Proxy Has Been Filed

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Sheraton Parsippany Hotel in Parsipanny, NJ
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Good Governance in the Era of Enhanced Disclosure: Creating Competitive, Value-Driven Executive Rewards
What You Need to Know Now - Even if Your Proxy Has Been Filed

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: The Westin Waltham-Boston in Waltham, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Mastering Your ESOP Valuation Audioconference
Presenter

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Loyola Law Journal's Annual Conference, "The Constitutional and Legal Issues Presented by Same Sex Relationships"
Responding to Employees' Same-Gender Relationships: Implications for Employee Benefit Programs

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Good Governance in the Era of Enhanced Disclosure: Creating Competitive, Value-Driven Executive Rewards
What You Need to Know Now - Even if Your Proxy Has Been Filed

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Sheraton Stamford Hotel in Stamford, CT
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Chicago Bar Association Seminar
ERISA’s Latest Tidal Wave: Lessons From Employer Stock Litigation”

Speakers: Wilber H. Boies , PC
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Labor & Employment , Trial

Rewarding Healthy Behaviors for Health Plans Conference
Vital Information Health Plans and Employers Must Be Aware of Before Collecting Health Information

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Hilton in San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , HIPAA

2005

Annual Employee Benefits Legislative, Regulatory, and Case Law Review

Speakers: Diane M. Morgenthaler
Location: UBS Tower
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

How to Keep Your Executives Happy, Even Under New Rules for Nonqualified Deferred Comp Plans

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

15th Annual National Institute on ERISA Litigation
Fiduciary Litigation Including Employer Securities

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , OSHA, MSHA & Catastrophe Response , Trial

15th Annual Two-Day ESOP Technical Conference
ESOP Plan Termination

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

15th Annual Two-Day ESOP Technical Conference
Valuation Issues in Multiple Stage ESOP Transactions

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

15th Annual Two-Day ESOP Technical Conference
Administrative Issues Arising from Mergers and Acquisitions with an Existing ESOP

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

6th Annual Creating Pathways to Diversity® Conference
Race in America: Beyond Black & White to Expand Your Personal Diversity Vision

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Marriott Marquis
New York, NY
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Advanced Forum on Complex ERISA Litigation: Cutting Edge Strategies for Litigating the Most Contentious ERISA Issues Affecting Benefit Plans & Fiduciaries
Age-Based ERISA Claims: Cash Balance Plans & Lump Sum Distributions

Speakers: Nancy G. Ross
Location: Watergate Hotel
Washington D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits , Tax , Trial

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter 12th Annual ESOP Conference
Issues for ESOP Fiduciaries

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Doubletree Hotel in Charlottesville, VA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Tax Executives Institute - Chapter Meeting
Section 409A

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Sheraton Needham
Needham, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Healthcare Across Borders IV
Cross-Border Health Care in Transition

Location: Le Meridien Parkhotel
Frankfurt, Germany
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Employment - London , Germany , Health , International , London

Taking Charge of Your Career: Best Practices for Women Lawyers and Their Firms
Not What You Learned in Law School: The Skills and Information You Need to Progress

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Financial Executives International
IRS Executive Compensation Audit Initiative-Are You Audit Ready?

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: The Duquesne Club
Pittsburgh, PA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

The 5th Annual Innovative Product Development for Managed Care
Key Legal Issues Affecting Product Design and Implementation

Speakers: Susan M. Nash , J. Peter Rich
Location: Marriott Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

29th Annual Week-Long Summer ALI-ABA Course of Study: Understanding Current Pension and Employee Benefits Law and Practice
Bankruptcy Issues for Qualified Plans and IRAs

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

29th Annual Week-Long Summer ALI-ABA Course of Study: Understanding Current Pension and Employee Benefits Law and Practice
Cutbacks: What Is a Cutback? What Happens?

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

WEB Chicago Chapter Breakfast Meeting
Roth 401(k)

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: UBS Tower
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

6th Annual Illinois State Council of SHRM Conference & Exposition
Trends and Pitfalls in Recent Employee Benefit Cases

Speakers: Diane M. Morgenthaler
Location: Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Introduction to Tax Issues Involving Mergers & Acquisitions
Executive Compensation Issues

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

Rewarding Healthy Behaviors for Health Plans Conference
HIPAA Privacy Concerns Regarding Disease Management and Wellness

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

The Conference Board's 2005 Employee Benefits Conference
Domestic Partner Benefits and Same-Gender Marriages

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

HSA 2005 sponsored by Business Capital Edge

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Rosemont, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

ESOP Association's 2005 Annual Conference

Speakers: Jared Kaplan , William W. Merten
Location: Grand Hyatt
Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs , Tax

Executive Briefing Series - Revolutionizing Rewards: Gaining Competitive Advantage in the New Compensation Environment (McDermott co-sponsored event)
Transparency and the New Disclosure Requirements: What To Report and When

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos , Anne G. Plimpton
Location: Newton, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

2005 J. Nelson Young Tax Institute
Tax- Advantaged Strategies for Using ESOPs to Create Shareholder Liquidity

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs , Tax

NCEO/Beyster Institute’s Joint Annual Conference
ESOP Advanced Fiduciary Concerns

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Grand Hyatt Union Square
San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

NCEO/Beyster Institute’s Joint Annual Conference
ESOP Capital Finance Strategies - Advanced

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: Grand Hyatt Union Square
San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

NCEO/Beyster Institute’s Joint Annual Conference
Using ESOPs to Acquire a Target Company

Speakers: William W. Merten
Location: Grand Hyatt Union Square
San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

World Employee Benefits Network
Mastering the Challenges: Cost, Compliance, Communications

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Executive Compensation: What Changes Should You Be Making Now in Response to IRS, SEC and FASB Recent Developments?

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

4th Annual Innovate Product Development for Managed Care
Tax and Legal Issues Impacting HSA Design and Administration

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Westin Casuarina
Las Vegas, NV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Tax

Understanding the New 8-K Reporting Requirements Workshop

Speakers: Anne G. Plimpton
Location: audio webcast
Practice Areas & Industries: Corporate , Employee Benefits

The Society for Human Resource Management Annual Employment Law & Legislative Conference
Responding to changing ideas of family: Implications for employee benefits programs

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Effects of same-gender marriages on employee benefit plans

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2004

Roundtable on the recently issued "Deferred Compensation Guidance" - sponsored by NASPP Chicago Chapter

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Annual Employee Benefits Review: Legislative, Regulatory, and Case Law
Court Decisions Affecting Employee Benefit Plan Administration During 2004

Speakers: Michael T. Graham
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Texas Association of Health Plans 2004 Annual Conference

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2004 Joint Fall Meeting of the American Bar Association's Section of Taxation and Section of Real Property Probate and Trust Law
IRS Recent Audits on Executive Compensation

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Sheraton Boston
Boston, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

Assembly Technology Conference and Expo

Speakers: Amy M. Gordon
Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Labor & Employment

Tax Issues Involving Mergers & Acquisitions
Golden Parachutes and Executive Compensation

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Prudential Plaza
Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Mergers & Acquisitions , Tax

Employment and Benefit Issues for Same Gender Marriages
Panelists

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Online Seminar
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

ABA Tax Section - Executive Compensation Program
Panelist

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation , Tax

Same Gender Marriages: Anticipating the Impact on Employee Benefit Programs

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams , Todd A. Solomon
Location: Audioconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

2003

Consumer-Directed Health 2003 Winter Symposium
Consumer-Directed Care Tax & Liability Round-Up 2003

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club
St. Petersburg, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Health , Tax

HR & the Law Forum
Benefit Plans Under Fire: Making Sense of the Recent Changes and Understanding What the Future Hold

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Orlando, FL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Annual Consumer-Driven Healthcare Congress
Consumer-Directed Health 2003

Speakers: Susan M. Nash
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Domestic Partner Benefits

Speakers: Todd A. Solomon
Location: teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Mastering your ESOP Valuations teleconference

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: teleconference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Insurance Accounting & Systems Association 75th Annual Educational Conference and Business Show
Best Practices in the Tax Department

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Denver, CO
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The Association of Life Insurance Counsel- Annual Meeting
The Impact of IRS Proposed Regulations and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Split-Dollar Life Insurance

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: The Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, WV
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , Executive Compensation

CIGNA Retirement and Investment Services Mid-West Employee Benefits Seminar
Offering Investment Advice to Your Participants

Speakers: Nancy S. Gerrie
Location: Chicago, IL
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Domestic Partner Benefits – What Do You Need To Consider
Domestic Partner Benefits – What Do You Need To Consider (Co-Presenter)

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Nationwide audio conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Troubleshooting Plan Loan Programs
Troubleshooting Plan Loan Programs (Co-Presenter)

Speakers: Joseph S. Adams
Location: Nationwide audio conference
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The ESOP Association Annual Conference
Legislative and Regulatory Updates

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer
Location: Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits , ESOPs

Employee Ownership & Employee Involvement: The Entrepreneurial Edge

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: San Francisco, CA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

The 2003 S Corporation ESOP Seminar
Advanced Valuation Issues in S corporation ESOP

Speakers: Jared Kaplan
Location: Orlando, Florida
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Retirement Strategies for 2003 Conference
Regulatory and Legislative Outlook for 2003

Speakers: Andrew C. Liazos
Location: The Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA
Practice Areas & Industries: Employee Benefits

Great Lakes States ESOP Association Conference
Communicating the ESOP Benefit

Speakers: Susan Peters Schaefer