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Jenna Wallace is an associate in the firm’s employee benefits and corporate practice groups. Her practice covers tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, equity compensation, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, employment and restrictive covenant agreements, employee terminations and international employment arrangements, among other areas. She has significant experience assisting employers with respect to the administration of 401(k) and pension plans (including standards applicable to the investment of ERISA-covered assets), the new requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, and management employment and equity arrangements. Ms. Wallace also advises private funds regarding investments by employee benefit plans.
Ms. Wallace had primary responsibility for a variety of employee benefits matters while on secondment to the in-house legal department of International Business Machines Corporation.
Ms. Wallace has an active pro bono practice, with a focus on assisting organizations working in Africa and other parts of the developing world.
Representative Matters
- Prepared prospectus for stock option plan and other securities disclosures.
- Advised large employer on rules for wellness programs under Americans with Disability Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
- Prepared comment letters to the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service on provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- Represented Charlesbank Capital Partners, a private equity sponsor, in management arrangements in connection with acquisition of certain consumer products brands.
- Assisted sponsors of tax-qualified retirement plans with amendments to comply with recent changes in the law and correction of operational and document errors under Internal Revenue Service voluntary correction programs.
- Analyzed parachute payment liabilities arising in connection with a corporate transaction and prepared documentation for shareholder approval
- Provided benefits-related advice to Boehringer Ingelheim in connection with the company’s acquisition of Wyeth’s Fort Dodge Animal Health business.
Previous Experience
- Straight Talk Foundation, Kampala, Uganda, Fellow (2004-2005)
Pro Bono
- Advised multinational not-for-profit organization on employment agreements with key international staff.
- Provides ongoing corporate, employment and general advice to the Accordia Global Health Foundation.
- Represented not-for-profit corporation in the engagement of a fundraiser.
- Advised a small not-for-profit employer with disclosure requirements for the employer’s 401(k) plan.
- Assisted not-for-profit employers with the creation of employee handbooks and related issues.
Memberships and Affiliations
- New York City Bar Association
Publications and Speeches
- "Navigating Global Redundancy Exercises: Five Key Principles for Implementing Cross-border Restructurings," Webinar (3/7/2013)
- "Global Employee Contracts and Policies," Covington webinar (9/27/2012)
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