ERISA Plan Investment Committee Governance: Avoiding Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims

Ms. Buckmann has advised global employers on U.S. and cross-border employee benefit matters for over 35 years. She focuses her practice on employee benefits and ERISA, dealing with some of the foremost issues in ERISA, including pension plan compliance, fiduciary responsibilities and investment fund formation. She has significant experience with complex pension law and fiduciary problems. 

Ms. Remmer is a partner in the employee benefits department and focuses on ERISA matters. With more than 20 years of experience, she advises clients across the asset management and private equity industries on ERISA issues that arise whenever a transaction involves plans or plan assets. Ms. Remmer works with private funds, hedge funds and credit funds on complex issues associated with the investment of plan assets under Title I of ERISA. Her experience ranges from structuring and administering funds to avoid holding plan assets, to advising managers on how to operate funds with plan assets in accordance with ERISA. Ms. Remmer has long been a trusted adviser to plan sponsor clients on all aspects of their fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA, including plan governance, ERISA fiduciary best practices, and the ever-changing regulatory environment regarding ESG. In addition, she works with private equity and other clients to address significant ERISA liabilities in transactions, with an emphasis on finding creative solutions for complex issues that might affect the deal. She also works with many hospitals and universities on employee benefits matters that are unique to tax-exempt institutions, including issues relating to 403(b), 457(b) and 457(f) plans.