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Jamie Weyeneth

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-7420

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Jamie is an employee benefits partner concentrating on employee medical, retiree medical, disability, and other ERISA health and welfare benefit plans. She has extensive experience with the Affordable Care Act, privacy compliance under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), and continuing health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA).

Jamie focuses her practice on a wide variety of employee benefits issues. She counsels clients on health and welfare plan design, administration, and compliance issues. She guides clients through transitioning active and retired employee populations from traditional self-insured preferred provider organization (PPO) medical plans to private exchange arrangements. She negotiates long-term multi-million dollar service agreements with major retirement and welfare plan vendors.

Jamie has assisted clients with internal compliance reviews and with voluntary correction filings for fiduciary violations and plan document and administrative errors. She regularly advises public and privately held companies and private equity funds on employee benefits issues involved in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She also counsels clients on employee benefits design and transitions arising from such transactions.

Jamie has experience representing clients before the U.S. Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Notably, she was a participant in the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) HIPAA Privacy and Security Employer Workgroup.

Recent Experience

Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE: AJG) carveout acquisition of M&T Insurance Agency from M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB).

  • Named an Illinois Rising Star by Law & Politics
  • Recognized in the 2024 and 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Capabilities

Labor & Employment
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Qualified Retirement Plans
Corporate Governance
Restructuring & Insolvency
Insurance
Health Care
Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Recent Experience

Arthur J. Gallagher (NYSE: AJG) carveout acquisition of M&T Insurance Agency from M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE: MTB).

Credentials

Education

Jamie received her B.A., in Political Science from Northwestern University in 1997, and received her J.D. from University of Chicago Law School in 2000. 

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    Capabilities

    Labor & Employment
    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
    Qualified Retirement Plans
    Corporate Governance
    Restructuring & Insolvency
    Insurance
    Health Care
    Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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