Robert G. Buydens is a shareholder practicing in Butzel Long's Detroit office. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1968) where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and on the Board of Editors of the Michigan Law Review, and Michigan State University (B.A., 1965). Mr. Buydens concentrates his practice in the area of employee benefits including preparation of pension, money purchase, employee stock purchase, and profit sharing plans for individuals, partnerships, corporations and multiple-employer organizations, as well as the preparation of master plans for profit and non-profit corporations. He has substantial experience in providing advice on and drafting welfare benefit plans, including self-funded health care plans, flexible benefit plans, disability plans, and life insurance plans. He is experienced in executive compensation which includes the preparation of deferred compensation plans, management incentive plans, bonus plans and stock option plans. Mr. Buydens has been active in the multi-employer and multiple-employer pension area and is experienced in advising clients on plan terminations and withdrawals from multi-employer and multiple-employer plans. He has also acted as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association on ERISA disputes. Mr. Buydens has represented major financial and manufacturing institutions as well as large, medium and small corporations, professional corporations, and partnerships with respect to their employee benefit plan problems. Active in professional organizations, he is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, and the American Bar Association (Committee on Employee Benefits-Taxation Section, and Committee on Plan Terminations, Mergers, Asset Transfers and Insurance-Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section). Mr. Buydens' ABA activities have included commenting on proposed Treasury regulations and legislation, and working with members of Congress, the Treasury Department, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and legislative tax committees in drafting new tax legislation. He is a member of the Michigan Employee Benefits Conference, for which he previously served as member of the Executive Board and Chairperson. Mr. Buydens is listed in the Employee Benefits Law Section of The Best Lawyers in America. He has published articles in Estate Planning, Probate and Property and the Michigan Bar Journal and has lectured for various organizations on employee benefits matters. Experience · Retiree Health Benefits Restructured for major insurance company · Employee Benefits in Acquisitions · Health and Welfare Plan restructured for major insurance company News Media Releases 11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012 07.12.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to Chambers USA 2011 12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 11.15.10, Butzel Long attorneys recognized by Chambers USA 2010 10.25.10, Forty-two Butzel Long attorneys named to the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list 09.09.10, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 11.09.09, Forty-Nine Butzel Long attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2009 listing 09.09.09, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010: Forty-nine attorneys recognized in national listing 08.31.09, Butzel Long attorney Robert G. Buydens appointed to the Pension Commission of the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 06.24.09, Fourteen Butzel Long attorneys and practice areas recognized by Chambers USA 10.22.08, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 07.08.08, Butzel Long Top-Ranked in Litigation by Chambers USA 10.04.07, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 06.29.07, Butzel Long top-ranked in litigation by Chambers USA News in brief 10.04.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 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 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 Memberships American Bar Association - Committee on Employee Benefits-Taxation Section; and Committee on Plan Terminations, Mergers, Asset Transfers and Insurance American Bar Association -Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Michigan Employee Benefits Conference - former member of the Executive Board and Chairperson American College of Employee Benefits Counsel Recognitions Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 1987-2012 Michigan Super Lawyers, Employee Benefits/ERISA Law, 2006-2011 DBusiness Top Lawyers Metro Detroit, Employee Benefits Law, 2011-2012 |