Regulatory & Compliance

Employee Benefits (ERISA)

Peter Alwardt | EisnerAmper LLP

The Challenge This article presents an overview of the controlled group and affiliated service group U.S. federal tax rules as they apply to qualified retirement plans – including defined benefit, cash balance, profit sharing, 401(k), SEP and SIMPLE plans – and so-called...

Insurance Coverage & Recovery

Mitchell J. Auslander | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Editor: Please tell us about your professional background. Auslander: I am co-head of Willkie Farr’s litigation department and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. I do general commercial litigation and specialize in insurance matters of all types. I have represented...

Corporate Counsel

Mark Nielsen | Praxair, Inc.

Editor: Please describe Praxair, including its global reach. Nielsen: Praxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2011 sales of $11 billion. The Company has operations in approximately 30 countries. We produce and sell...