People: Fredric S. Singerman, Partner
Fredric S. Singerman
Partner
Biography
Mr. Singerman’s practice includes all aspects of retirement and welfare plan design, establishment,amendment and termination. He is very familiar with the issues arising under cash balance, pensionequity and other sophisticated qualified plan designs. Mr. Singerman also counsels clients on the difficultemployee benefit issues that arise in connection with reductions-in-force, corporate restructuring andacquisition transactions, outsourcing and curtailment of benefits. He frequently represents clients inmatters before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
A significant component of Mr. Singerman’s practice consists of advising publicly traded and privateorporations on equity compensation plans, non-qualified retirement plans and executive compensation issues, including stock option plans, SERPs and deferred compensation agreements.
Mr. Singerman also advises on fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has filed amicus briefs on behalf of various employer groups, including the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Information Technology Association of America, and has served as an expert witness in ERISA litigation.
Mr. Singerman has a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rating of "AV Preeminent" and is recognized in The 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Annual Guide to Labor & Employment Law published in The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel.
Mr. Singerman’s practice includes all aspects of retirement and welfare plan design, establishment,amendment and termination. He is very familiar with the issues arising under cash balance, pensionequity and other sophisticated qualified plan designs. Mr. Singerman also counsels clients on the difficultemployee benefit issues that arise in connection with reductions-in-force, corporate restructuring andacquisition transactions, outsourcing and curtailment of benefits. He frequently represents clients inmatters before the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
A significant component of Mr. Singerman’s practice consists of advising publicly traded and privateorporations on equity compensation plans, non-qualified retirement plans and executive compensation issues, including stock option plans, SERPs and deferred compensation agreements.
Mr. Singerman also advises on fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. He has filed amicus briefs on behalf of various employer groups, including the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Information Technology Association of America, and has served as an expert witness in ERISA litigation.
Mr. Singerman has a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rating of "AV Preeminent" and is recognized in The 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Annual Guide to Labor & Employment Law published in The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel.
Education
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1982)
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B.A., University of Cincinnati (1979)
magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- District of Columbia
News
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12/5/2011
Richard Schwartz, Fred Singerman and Lauren Worsek Published in the New York Law Journal
"New York Same-Sex Marriage and Employee Benefits" -
9/9/2011
Fred Singerman and Jill Keblawi Published in BNA Tax Management
"D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Orders Pension Plan to Pay Interest on Unreasonably Delayed (45 Days!) Payment of Lump Sum Benefits"








