Sarah has experience advising clients on employee benefits design, implementation and transition matters arising in connection with corporate mergers and acquisitions. She advises companies on regulatory compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and related state and federal laws affecting employee benefit plans.

Sarah also has particular experience helping clients address compliance issues related to the administration of their employee benefits plans and has represented clients in matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL) and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

While in law school, Sarah was articles editor for the University of Pittsburgh Law Review.

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• Advised a company in connection with the implementation of a lump sum window and subsequent pension plan termination
• Assisted a company in the transition to a new 401(k) plan design in connection with the incremental freeze of its pension plan

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