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Joanna Kerpen

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Washington, DC

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Joanna has extensive experience advising clients on health and welfare plan compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, HIPAA, and the ACA. In addition, she monitors 401(k) plans and pension plans on a day-to-day basis for compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, and other relevant laws and regulations, and has experience bringing executive compensation plans into compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.

Joanna focuses her practice on employee benefits tax and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) matters related to 401(k), pension, health and welfare, and executive compensation plans, including designing, amending, and administering such plans. She has extensive experience with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and various other federal and state laws relevant to health and welfare plans.

Joanna has represented clients before the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service. She has assisted clients with voluntary correction filings under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System and applications for determination letters on plan termination and tax-qualification.

Recent Experience

Winston Represented Revelstoke Capital Partners in Acquisition of NKMD MGMT, LLC
Winston Represented Whitsons Culinary Group in its Acquisition of Fresh Picks Café

  • The Best Lawyers in America®—Recognized for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2023–2025)

Capabilities

Labor & Employment
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Qualified Retirement Plans
Restructuring & Insolvency
Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements
Health Care

Recent Experience

Winston Represented Revelstoke Capital Partners in Acquisition of NKMD MGMT, LLC
Winston Represented Whitsons Culinary Group in its Acquisition of Fresh Picks Café

Credentials

Education

Joanna received her B.S. in Accounting and Art History from Boston College in 2000. She received her J.D. from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 2005 where she was the executive editor of student articles and a published author in the Loyola Law Journal. Joanna also received her LL.M., with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. 

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    Capabilities

    Labor & Employment
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    Qualified Retirement Plans
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    Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements
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