Winston & Strawn LLP is pleased to announce that Anne Becker and Jamie Weyeneth have joined the firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (EBEC) Practice as partners in Chicago. Anne and Jamie are teammates of the top-ranked ten-partner EBEC team that joined Winston from McDermott Will & Emery in July 2017.
“Anne and Jamie are exceptionally talented lawyers and we are thrilled to have them as part of our growing team in Chicago,” said Nancy Gerrie, co-chair of the firm’s EBEC Practice. “We are focused on strategically building a premier practice and complete human resources offering for our clients.”
“This addition adds depth to our already strong EBEC practice, particularly in the areas of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans,” added Winston’s EBEC Practice Co-Chair Scott Landau. “We’re excited to welcome Anne and Jamie to Winston and to reunite them with their former colleagues.”
Anne focuses her practice primarily on the design and administration of pension plans, including cash balance and pension equity plans; 401(k) and profit sharing plans; and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, including supplemental executive retirement plans. Routinely, Anne represents clients in negotiations before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), U.S. Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, including various applications to the IRS to maintain the tax-qualified status of retirement plans.
Jamie counsels clients on health and welfare plan design, administration, funding, and compliance issues. She advises public and private companies on employee benefits issues arising in corporate transactions and restructurings. She has substantial 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).
Over the past year Winston has experienced remarkable growth within its female and diverse attorney ranks. With the additions of Anne and Jamie, the firm has added 18 women partners since January, signifying Winston’s continued commitment to attracting and hiring a diverse workforce.
Source: www.winston.com
