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, pension equity and other sophisticated qualified plan designs. Mr. Singerman counsels clients on the difficult employee benefit issues that arise in connection with reductions-in-force, corporate restructuring and acquisition transactions, outsourcing and curtailment of benefits.
A significant component of Mr. Singerman’s practice consists of advising publicly traded and private corporations 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 was appointed by President Clinton as a delegate to the National Summit on Retirement Savings in Washington, D.C. in June 1998, and was co-Chair of the Department of Labor Subcommittee of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries.
Education
J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1982)
B.A., University of Cincinnati, magna cum laude (1979)
- Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Illinois