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Qualified Retirement Plans

Our team’s deep market knowledge of laws affecting retirement plans enables us to develop customized retirement plan solutions, practical advice, and strategies for our clients’ unique needs and workforce composition. Our experienced benefits attorneys represent public companies, private companies, and private equity operating companies in retirement plan design and day-to-day plan compliance....Read more

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ERISA Litigation

As a firm of choice for many major businesses, we represent employers, fiduciaries, boards of directors, benefit plans, and plan administrators in all aspects of ERISA litigation, including claims relating to fiduciary liability, plan investments, excessive fees, plan qualification, plan termination, reversion of excess assets, retiree medical benefits, severance and employment contract matters, tax liability matters, and retirement and welfare benefit claims....Read more

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Executive Compensation Plans & Agreements

Our Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (EBEC) attorneys generally focus on two separate but related areas—employee benefits and executive compensation. We advise corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms, and executives on all legal, design, drafting, negotiation, and compliance aspects of executive compensation matters. We advise corporations, firms, fiduciaries, executives, administrators, governmental entities, and financial institutions on innovative and traditional employee retirement and health and welfare benefits programs. Our substantial experience and over 50 years of involvement in the EBEC field have given us a deep understanding of the evolution of benefits law and the market for executive compensation....Read more

Insights & News 1,740 results

Non-Fungible Insights: Blockchain Decrypted

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July 21, 2025

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10+ Min Read

Real GENIUS: Landmark U.S. Federal Payment Stablecoin Legislation

On July 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the GENIUS Act or the Act), following its bipartisan passage by the Senate on June 17 (68–30) and the House on July 17 (308–122). 

Client Alert

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July 18, 2025

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6 Min Read

Federal Banking Agencies Clarify Expectations for Crypto-Asset Safekeeping

In this alert, Winston’s Financial Innovation & Regulation Practice takes a closer look at the recent joint statement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) regarding the safekeeping of crypto-assets and implications for the financial services industry.

The OCC, FRB, and FDIC have issued a joint statement clarifying the regulatory expectations applicable to the safekeeping of crypto-assets by banking organizations. The interagency statement offers a structured articulation of how legacy supervisory principles are expected to operate in the emerging context of crypto-asset safekeeping by banking organizations.

Webinar

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July 17, 2025

Newly Public Companies: How to Thrive After Ringing the Bell

Going public is a major milestone, but it is only the beginning. Newly public companies must quickly adapt to a dynamic environment defined by regulatory obligations, market scrutiny, and constant stakeholder expectations. Join us for a timely webinar as our panel of industry leaders explores how companies can successfully navigate life after the IPO....Read more
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Law Glossary

What Is a Qualified Retirement Plan?

A qualified retirement plan is a retirement plan established by an employer that is designed to provide retirement income to designated employees and their beneficiaries, which meets certain IRS Code requirements in terms of both form and operation. Common plan types are 401(k) plans, pension plans, and profit-sharing plans. A qualified retirement plan may allow for both employer and employee contributions. Employers must follow procedures to ensure participants and beneficiaries are able to receive their benefits. They must also stay apprised of changes in retirement plan laws and regulations. Qualified retirement plans provide certain tax advantages to employers and tax deferral advantages to employees who are contributing. Taxes on earnings from the contributions are also deferred until the employee withdraws them from the plan....Read more

Law Glossary

What Is ERISA?

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law from 1974 that governs how employers provide benefit plans to employees. ERISA is administered in part by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Labor. The law establishes requirements and guidelines for employers and benefit plan managers, trustees and certain other service providers. ERISA ensures minimum standards are set for the majority of private industry pension and health plans, as well as other benefit plans such as life insurance. Under ERISA, employees must be notified of benefit plan terms, including funding, coverage, and costs. Employees are also offered protections against fiduciary wrongdoing. Plan participants or the DOL may be able to sue plan fiduciaries if plans are mismanaged or if plan fiduciaries engage in conduct prohibited under ERISA, and plan participants may sue for unpaid benefits.   ...Read more

Law Glossary

What Is Health Care Privacy Law?

Today, health care privacy law is driven by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. This federal privacy rule establishes protections for specific patient health information. Health care plans, clearinghouses, and providers are subject to the law....Read more
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