Alisha Sullivan

Alisha N. Sullivan

Associate

Alisha N. Sullivan

Associate

  • Overview

    Biography

    Alisha Sullivan focuses her practice on employee benefits as a member of the firm's Employee Benefits + Compensation Group.

    Employee Benefits and Compensation

    Ms. Sullivan helps clients comply with laws governing employee benefit plans. She advises and supports clients on a range of programs, such as pension plans, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, health and welfare benefit plans, and compliance with HIPAA and health care reform. Ms. Sullivan handles matters related to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

    Ms. Sullivan is a contributor to the ERISA Claim Defense Blog, a platform that offers commentary and insight on administration and evaluation and litigation of group benefits claims as well as other compliance and litigation issues involving ERISA.

    Prior to joining Robinson+Cole, Ms. Sullivan worked for four years at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, where she was an ERISA Legal Specialist.
     

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

        Employee Benefits

      • Drafted plan documents and amendments for health and welfare, qualified retirement and non-qualified benefit plans.

      • Conducted legal research and analysis of a variety of ERISA issues, the Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

      • Reviewed changes in law and drafted memorandums and notifications outlining legal updates and potential impact to clients.

      • Advised private insurance company’s internal Claims Committee, which was tasked with reviewing ERISA claim appeals.

      • Handled HIPAA compliance issues and reviewed business associate agreements.

        • General Experience

      • Provided legal and business services to local entrepreneurs and small businesses at Western New England University School of Law’s Small Business Clinic. Provided business clients with analysis of matters such as HIPAA requirements, tax issues, and choice of business entity - including options like sole proprietorship and limited liability corporation.

    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      Connecticut Bar Association
      Co-chair of the Women in the Law Committee, Young Lawyer’s Section Executive Committee (2017 - 2018)

      American Bar Association

      Massachusetts Bar Association
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • News

      R+C in the News

      • May 30, 2017

        Alisha Sullivan Appointed to CBA’s Young Lawyers Section Roles

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          Alisha Sullivan Appointed to CBA’s Young Lawyers Section Roles

          Employee Benefits and Compensation Group lawyer Alisha N. Sullivan has been appointed to the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) Young Lawyers Section’s (YLS) Executive Committee, and she has been named the co-chair for the YLS Women in the Law Committee. Both appointments are for the 2017-18 bar year. The goals of the YLS are to promote justice, encourage public service, and promote diversity and education of young lawyers and newly admitted practitioners. These goals are achieved through educational, public service, and community programs, servicing both junior and senior members of the CBA. The Section, made up of over 2,000 members, also serves a valuable social and network role in introducing young lawyers and assisting them in their transition to the Connecticut legal practice. The Women in the Law Committee plays a key role in planning two of the most well-attended CBA events: The Annual Women’s Professional Golf Event, and in conjunction with the CBA Women in the Law Section, the annual Pathways to Leadership for Women Lawyers dinner where the YLS honors the Ladder Award recipient.

      R+C News Releases

      • June 13, 2017

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Appointed to Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Leadership Roles