Alan counsels clients, including publicly traded, privately held, tax-exempt and governmental organizations, with respect to qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans, and deferred and equity-based plans. He has advised both buyers and sellers on employee benefit issues in corporate transactions. Alan has defended clients in connection with Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation examinations, and has represented clients in rulings and other matters before their national offices. Awards & Recognitions · The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2010-2012 Professional Associations & Memberships · American Bar Association · The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Employee Benefits Committee, Former Chair · Employee Benefits Association of St. Louis · The Missouri Bar Civic Involvement · H. F. Epstein Hebrew Academy, Past President · Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School, Past President · Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis, Past President Experience · Represented publicly traded company through its bankruptcy on all benefit matters, including with respect to multiemployer plans and employer-sponsored defined benefit plans · Successfully represented a broker-dealer before the IRS national office after the IRS proposed to terminate its qualification as a non-bank trustee News & Publications News 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 Publications 11.23.11, 2011 Year-End Action Items for Employee Plans 6.2.11, Supreme Court Opinion Highlights Importance of Accurate Plan Communications 3.14.11, Action Required in 2011 for Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Covering Puerto Rico Employees 9.17.10, IRS Guidance on Reimbursement of Over-The-Counter Drugs from Employer Plans 8.26.10, IRS Guidance on Correction of Failure to Restate Pre-Approved Plans 7.15.10, COBRA Subsidy Sunset and Model COBRA Notices Posted by DOL 6.28.10, Healthcare Reform Regulations Issued Addressing Grandfathered Plans 4.7.10, Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers and Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 3.4.10, Eligibility Period for COBRA Subsidy Extended through March 31, 2010 1.15.10, COBRA Subsidy Extension 9.10.09, Upcoming Deadlines for Qualified Retirement Plans 3.24.09, DOL Guidance for COBRA Subsidy 2.23.09, Legislation Requires Action for Group Health Plans 6.1.03, Retirement Plan Investments, St. Louis Bar Journal 10.1.91, Handling Retirement Plan Benefits When a Couple Divorces, Estate Planning Events 5.17.11, Emerging Engagement Strategies for Employee Wellness
Webinars 2.10.11, Emerging Engagement Strategies for Employee Wellness
St. Louis, MO
Seminars 2.8.11, Emerging Engagement Strategies for Employee Wellness
Kansas City, MO
Seminars 7.22.10, Health Reform Seminar
St. Louis, MO
Seminars 1.1.10, Challenges to Pension Plans in Tough Economic Times, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Speaking Engagements 1.1.04, Legal Issues for Health Plans, St. Louis Association of Health Underwriters
Speaking Engagements 1.1.02, Planning Opportunities With Retirement Plans, DFK International/USA, Inc.
Speaking Engagements 1.1.02, Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rules, ACCA St. Louis
Speaking Engagements 1.1.00, Current Employee Benefit Topics Affecting School Districts, Lohrman
Speaking Engagements 1.1.98, Welfare Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions, WEB
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