- Assisting public, private, governmental, and nonprofit employers in the design and ongoing compliance of qualified and nonqualified deferred compensation plans as well as health and welfare plans.
- Counseling plan fiduciary committees on their fiduciary compliance responsibilities and the handling of benefit claims.
- Representing employers on voluntary correction of errors involving qualified retirement plans, including errors relating to tax qualification and ERISA fiduciary requirements.
- Advising on Code Section 409A compliance for deferred compensation arrangements and executive agreements.
- Representing employers and private equity buyers on benefit plan liabilities and integration in the context of M&A.
- Advising on ERISA plan asset and prohibited transaction issues for investment managers, hedge funds, and private equity funds in connection with fund offerings.
Partner,
- Phone: +1 404 881 7953
- Email: meredith.gage@alston.com
Employers and service providers call on Meredith for her multidisciplinary approach to handling complex employee benefits and executive compensation matters. She assists clients with the development and continuing compliance of qualified, nonqualified, and health and welfare plans, and advises on a variety of employee benefits matters as a result of fund offerings and M&A activity.