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Alan Laska is a partner in the firm's New York office and co-chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group. He focuses his practice on employee benefits, executive compensation and ERISA matters.
Mr. Laska regularly advises Fortune 100 companies on benefits and compensation issues, including benefits issues related to corporate acquisitions and divestitures. He also has represented several Fortune 100 companies in establishing leveraged employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). In addition, he provides ongoing benefits counsel to several of the largest not-for-profit health providers in the New York metropolitan area.
Mr. Laska represents major public, private and not-for profit companies as well as senior executives in negotiating employment agreements and separation agreements. He has significant experience in the area of non-qualified deferred compensation arrangements for both for-profit and not-for-profit companies, as well as the use of rabbi trusts, non-qualified annuities and Section 457 plans.
Mr. Laska also represents institutional trustees of ERISA plans on fiduciary matters and has given lectures to third-party fiduciaries on their obligations under ERISA. He regularly counsels clients on compliance with reporting and filing requirements under ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and the securities laws. |
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Representative Experience:
Represented a Fortune 50 company in the spinoff of a major subsidiary to shareholders. Was the principal architect of related agreements allocating over $10 billion in benefit plan assets and liabilities.
Represented two major corporations with respect to the termination of their pension plans and reversion of $1.5 billion and $500 million in surplus assets. In connection with these reversions, negotiated unique participating annuity arrangements with major insurance companies.
Retained as special counsel to the trustees of a $1 billion ESOP. |
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Publications:
"The New Deferred Compensation Rules: The Sky Is Not Falling," Compensation & Benefits Review, May/June 2005
"Cover One, Cover All? - Casting Doubt On A Common Retiree Medical Benefit Practice," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2000
"ERISA - Electronic Reporting and Information Seem Acceptable," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 1999
"Assessing Liability: Separating The Fiduciary From The Functionary," Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July 1998 |
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Client Advisories:
"Economic Stimulus Bill has Sweeping Impact on Employee Benefits," March 02, 2009.
"Final 403(b) Retirement Plan Regulations," June 02, 2008.
"Pension Protection Act of 2006," September 27, 2006.
"IRS Permits Extended Claims Periods for Flexible Spending Account Plans," June 03, 2005.
"Required Automatic Rollovers of Small Benefit Cash-Outs," November 10, 2004.
"Congress Passes New Legislation Governing Nonqualified Deferred Compensation," October 19, 2004.
"Final Department of Labor Regulations on COBRA Requirements," June 14, 2004.
"Revised COBRA Rule," March 26, 2004.
"New Internal Revenue Service Ruling Authorizes Use Of Pre-Tax Dollars For Over-The-Counter Medicines," October 13, 2003.
"Employer Compliance with HIPAA's Privacy Rules," July 23, 2002.
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Bar Admissions:
New York, 1985
Connecticut, 1995
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New York Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1984
Law Review
Brooklyn College, B.A., 1973
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Office Location:
101 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10178-0002
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