Lynn McGuire is a shareholder based in Butzel Long's Ann Arbor office. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1997), where she was a Student Note Editor for the Journal of College and University Law, and received a degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan - Dearborn (B.A., with Distinction, 1993).
Ms. McGuire concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits law.
Before joining Butzel Long Ms. McGuire was a partner in a private practice, providing services to various fiduciaries including fringe benefit fund sponsors and Boards, creating fringe benefit trust funds, plan documents, summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications and other ERISA notices. She has managed complex civil litigation matters, including ERISA-based fiduciary liability claims, prohibited transactions, and pension investment litigation. Ms. McGuire has counseled fiduciaries facing mergers, plant closings, and plan terminations. She has significant experience representing clients in Department of Labor audits and investigations.
Ms. McGuire is admitted to practice in the States of Ohio and Michigan. She is a member of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Professionals, the American Bar Association, and the State Bars of Michigan and Ohio.
Experience
· Advised on large multistate welfare plan's contracts for administering and/or insuring medical, prescription drug, life, long-term disability, short-term disability, flexible spending accounts, and employee assistance program
· Assisted tier one auto supplier in the termination of retirement plans following plant closing, affecting unionized and salaried employees; analyzed legal issues involving ongoing retiree welfare obligations, assisted with reporting and disclosure
· Restructured and re-drafted plan and summary plan description documents, changing to wrap document format with multiple attachments providing tiered welfare benefits for large tier one auto supplier
· Negotiated complex administrative service and outsourcing agreement for group of large related 401(k) plans
· Provided strategic advice and analysis for publicly traded Fortune 500 company on approach to managing multiemployer pension funds in endangered or critical status and withdrawal liability risks for more than 100 multiemployer pension funds
· Prepared RFP for investment consultant search for 9 qualified retirement plans sponsored by major tier one auto supplier with over $600 million in assets; participated in interview and selection process and negotiated investment consultant contract
· Prepared timelines and provided compliance guidance and required documents for merger of several retirement plans, to achieve cost savings
· Performed compliance review of plan language for group of five 401(k) plans and four pension plans, prepared amendments to adopt required provisions
News
Media Releases
01.18.11, Butzel Long attorneys elected shareholders
10.15.07, Lynn McGuire joins Butzel Long as a senior attorney in the firm's Ann Arbor office
Publications
Client alerts
01.13.12, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - New California Laws Affect Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans
12.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - IRS Announces New Employee Benefits Limits for 2012
10.25.11, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - IRS Announces New Employee Benefits Limits for 2012
10.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter - New State Tax on Health Care Claims Affects Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
09.09.11, Client Alert - Employee Benefits - New State Tax on Health Care Claims Affects Employer-Sponsored Health Plans
12.23.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
12.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter
12.01.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
10.21.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
07.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter - July 2010
06.23.10, E-news: Employee Benefits - 6/23/2010
04.22.10, E-news: Employee Benefits E-news - 04/22/2010
03.30.10, E-news: Employee Benefits E-news - 03/30/10
03.09.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
01.06.10, E-news: Employee Benefits
01.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter - January 2010
12.23.09, E-news: Employee Benefits
11.23.09, E-news: Employee Benefits
06.18.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - 06/18/09
03.20.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - March 20, 2009
02.16.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - 02/16/2009
02.13.09, E-news: Employee Benefits - February 13, 2009
12.30.08, E-news: Employee Benefits - 12/30/2008
12.12.08, E-news: Employee Benefits - December 12, 2008
10.23.08, E-news: Employee Benefits Law - October 23, 2008
10.16.08, E-news: Employee Benefits Law - October 16, 2008
01.02.08, E-news: Employee Benefits Law - January 2, 2008
Resources
06.14.10, Health Care Reform Timeline
Memberships
State Bar of Michigan
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Washtenaw Area Council for Children - Board Member
(Resident, Ann Arbor, Michigan Office)