National CLE Conference® – CLE & SKI!
Employee Benefits Agenda
Moderators
Rory Judd Albert
Global Co-Chair
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation
& ERISA Litigation Group
Proskauer LLP
New York, NY
Thomas G. Schendt
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Washington, DC
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
3:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Registration
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The View from “Here” – Benefit Plan Challenges and Reforms in Canada
• Rory Judd Albert, Proskauer LLP, New York, NY, Partner
• Jordan Fremont, Hicks Morley LLP, Toronto, Canada, Partner
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Recent Developments and Hot Topics in Plan Administration and Global Benefit Issues
• Thomas G. Schendt, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC, Partner
Thursday, January 3, 2013
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Affordable Health Care Act: Implications for Multiemployer Health and Welfare Plans
• Neal S. Schelberg, Proskauer LLP, New York, NY, Partner
• Jeffrey Stein, Local 1199 National Benefit Fund, New York, NY, General Counsel
• Gwen Lourie, Proskauer LLP, New York, NY
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Avoiding Court: Prospects and Benefits of Defending
ERISA Claims in Arbitration
• Myron D. Rumeld, Proskauer LLP, New York, NY, Partner
4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
Legal Ethics Can Be Fun: Lawyers on TV and in the Movies
• Larry J. Cohen
The Cohen Law Firm — Phoenix, AZ
6:30 p.m.
Wine Reception
Friday, January 4, 2013
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
From Capitol Hill to Snowmass Mountain: The Uphill Climb for Pension Reform
• Christopher J.G. Brockmeyer, The Broadway League, New York, NY, Director of Employee Benefit Funds
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Mass Withdrawal Liability Issues
• Jay Egelberg, Buck Consultants,Secaucus, NJ, Director, Retirement Actuary
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Jumbo Defined Benefit Plan Terminations — The Final Act for DB Plans
• Kelly Driscoll, State Street Global Advisors, Boston, MA, Senior Managing Director, Head of Governance
• Evan Miller, Jones Day, Washington, D.C., Partner
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
You Have an Egregious Error in Your Non-Qualified Plan Document… So, Who Cares? So, What?
• Michael Maryn, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP, Washington, DC, Partner
Saturday, January 5, 2013
7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Attracting Pension Fund Investors: Ensuring ERISA Compliance
• Galen Mason, Foley & Lardner LLP, Chicago, IL, Partner
• Raymond D. Sinnappan, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, Partner
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
What’s Wrong With Using 401(K) Plan Assets to Purchase a Ski Resort
• Bynum E. (Bym) Tudor, III, Berry & Tudor, P.C., Brentwood, TN
4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Stock Drop Litigation: Are We There Yet?
• Doug Hinson, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA Partner
• Ronald Richman, Schulte Roth & Zabel, New York, NY, Partner
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
PPACA Compliance Obligations
•John Hickman, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA, Partner
•Bryan Brum, United Parcel Service, Atlanta, GA, Counsel
6:30 p.m.
Adjourn
