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Jennifer’s practice focuses on general employee benefit and executive compensation matters. Her areas of practice include qualified and non-qualified retirement plans (including 401(k), pension, 403(b), and church plans), multi-employer retirement plans, and health and welfare plans. Jennifer also regularly works with executive compensation arrangements that are subject to Code Sections 409A and 457(f), including equity compensation plans, phantom stock arrangements, nonqualified supplemental retirement plans, and other 457(b) and 457(f) retirement plans.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Represents several hospital systems in all employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including pension plan and Affordable Care Act compliance
Advises multiple private industry clients regarding retirement and employee benefit plan design, administration, and fiduciary obligations
Regularly counsels non-profit clients regarding employee benefits
Experience
Represents several hospital systems in all employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including pension plan and Affordable Care Act compliance
Advises multiple private industry clients regarding retirement and employee benefit plan design, administration, and fiduciary obligations
Regularly counsels non-profit clients regarding employee benefits
Assists large public manufacturing companies with general employee benefits, executive compensation, and controlled group matters, as well as acquisitions and integration of acquired entities
Consults regularly on mergers and acquisitions and private equity fund transactions
Advised small and large employers regarding significant potential withdrawal liability implications in connection with union negotiations and assist with establishing oversight and review procedures for potential future withdrawals
Recognitions
Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® (Corporate Law; Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), 2025–2027
- Listed as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 US for Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design, 2022-2023
- Listed as a Rising Star in The Legal 500 US for Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Design, 2020-2021
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 2008, J.D., magna cum laude; Dean’s Scholarship; CALI Awards for Federal Income Taxation and Workers’ Compensation; Order of the Coif , Editor in Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review; Christian Legal Aid Clinic; Pitt Law Women’s Association Member and Women Lawyers Division Liaison
- The Ohio State University, 2000, B.S., Accounting, magna cum laude, Distinguished Scholar; Beta Gamma Sigma; Campus Design Review Board Student Member; Undergraduate Student Government
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Pennsylvania
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- YWCA Greater Pittsburgh – Secretary of the Board
- American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Subcommittee on Exempt Organizations and Government Plans – Vice Chair
- Christian Legal Aid Clinic of Pittsburgh – Board Member and Treasurer
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