Bio

Rob's practice covers the full spectrum of employee benefit issues, including advising clients regarding all aspects of pension and welfare plan administration, plan investment issues, mergers and terminations, government audits, participant communications, fiduciary responsibility matters and prohibited transactions issues. Rob assists clients on a regular basis in connection with issues related to compliance with all statutes related to employee benefits. He has frequent contact with high-level officials at federal government agencies with oversight authority over employee benefit matters, including the U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Rob has extensive experience advising a wide array of corporate and multi-employer benefit fund clients regarding all issues related to the tax qualification of ERISA-covered plans, including the avoidance and correction of plan qualification defects. In addition, he frequently assists clients in addressing issues related to the funding of defined benefit pension plans, including minimum funding requirements and the assessment of withdrawal liability. Rob regularly advises clients regarding fiduciary compliance issues, including the permissible uses of plan assets and avoiding prohibited transactions, as well as legal issues related to plan investments. Rob has written various articles related to employee benefits. He has also lectured before various groups on a variety of employee benefits issues, including seminars entitled ''Retirement Plan Basics,'' ''Correcting Mistakes In Employee Benefit Plans'' and ''How To Reduce Your Company's Legal Liability Under ERISA.'' Rob is a member of the New York State Bar and is admitted to practice in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.