Craig is a partner in the firm's Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation practice group. He counsels clients on complex ERISA, tax and other legal issues relating to: ˇ Pension, 401(k), ESOP and other qualified retirement plan matters ˇ Supplemental retirement, deferred compensation and other non-qualified retirement arrangements ˇ Stock options, restricted stock and other equity-based compensation plans and arrangements ˇ Executive employment agreements ˇ Insured and self-insured medical, dental, life and other welfare benefit plans Awards & Recognitions ˇ The Best Lawyers In America, Employee Benefits Law, 2009-2012 ˇ Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2007-2008 Professional Associations & Memberships ˇ Kansas Bar Association ˇ The Missouri Bar Civic Involvement ˇ Employee Benefits Institute of Kansas City, Steering Committee ˇ Mid-America Coalition on Health Care, Board Experience ˇ Represents numerous large and mid-size companies (both public and non-public) on virtually all employee benefit and executive compensation matters ˇ Represents three major tax-exempt hospital systems (collectively with more than 15,000 employees) on all employee benefit and executive compensation matters ˇ Represented more than 20 ESOP clients in transactions exceeding $100 million ˇ Represented hundreds of clients on employee benefit and executive compensation matters relating to major corporate transactions ˇ Negotiated a tax penalty abatement of more than $300,000 arising from an IRS payroll tax audit ˇ Successfully filed and received a compliance statement on more than 20 submissions under the IRS' Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) ˇ Advised hundreds of clients relating to compliance with section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code News 9.6.11, More Than 100 Husch Blackwell Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2012 Publications 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 Events 7.21.10, Health Reform Seminar
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