While the focus of Lars» national practice is in ERISA litigation, Lars also
represents plan fiduciaries and other stakeholders in matters concerning plan funding, restructuring, withdrawal liability, and and termination.
Not exact matches
While I understand the COC is
representing the interests of the financial services industry by opposing the
Fiduciary Rule, I think their position is myopic - they should be supporting the rule to better
represent their much bigger constituency of 401 (k)
plan sponsors.
The
Fiduciary Rule provides an exception for activity that would otherwise violate prohibited transaction rules, which is applicable to investments made by
plan investors who are
represented by a qualified independent fiduciary acting on the investor's behalf in an arms» length transaction (typically for larger
plans).
The survey of more than 1,000
plan sponsors,
representing a balance from across the full universe of DC
plan sizes, finds that when the default is not also the
plan's designated QDIA,
plan sponsors are less likely to consider themselves
plan fiduciaries (48 % vs. 70 % for those whose default is also their designated QDIA).
Two participants in Home Depot Inc.'s 401 (k)
plan have sued
plan executives alleging that excessive fees and poor - performing investments
represented a breach of their
fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
We frequently
represent plan sponsors and
fiduciaries in investigations and audits by government regulatory agencies, including the IRS, the DOL, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and state agencies.
Ms. Glazier has
represented contestants and proponents of estate
planning documents, as well as
fiduciaries, in significant trust litigation proceedings.
Our attorneys have
represented benefit
plans, employers and
fiduciaries in some of the largest ERISA cases across the country, in matters involving more than one billion dollars in exposure in both pension and retiree insurance types of cases.
He regularly
represents employers /
plan sponsors,
plan administrators and insurers in ERISA and
fiduciary litigation involving health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits and compensation
plans defending claims brought by individual participants or beneficiaries.
Our litigators
represent ESOP trustees and
plan sponsors in lawsuits for breach of
fiduciary duty or other violations of ERISA.
In addition, she
represents investment managers, hedge funds and private equity funds, and their principals in connection with fund structuring for ERISA and operational compliance with ERISA, providing counsel on
fiduciary responsibility, prohibited transaction, VCOC, REOC, and other
plan assets issues.
She has
represented contestants and proponents of estate
planning documents, as well as
fiduciaries, in significant trust litigation proceedings.
We
represent debtors, creditors and other significant restructuring participants — across all industries — in all types of restructuring and insolvency related litigation, such as contested
plan confirmation hearings, adversary proceedings,
fiduciary duty / director and officer (D&O) cases, and fraudulent transfer and avoidance litigation.
In addition, Tim
represents fiduciaries, benefit
plans and employers in employee benefits litigation encompassing individual and class action cases throughout the country.
We
represent employers, other types of
plan sponsors, insurers, administrators and alleged
fiduciaries in the full range of ERISA litigation matters and related tax controversies, including complex class actions.
We
represent the full spectrum of organizations involved with ERISA disputes, including employers, other types of
plan sponsors, insurers and alleged
fiduciaries, in a large range of ERISA litigation matters.