Bruce B. Barth

Partner

  • Overview

    Biography

    Bruce Barth focuses his practice on the representation of employers and fiduciaries with respect to retirement and welfare benefits, executive compensation, and benefits issues in corporate transactions. He is chair of the firm's Employee Benefits + Compensation Team.

    Employee Benefits

    Bruce advises clients on the implications of tax, securities, labor, and other laws, including the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Drawing from over 30 years of employee benefits experience, Bruce partners with clients to develop benefit plan design and compliance strategies that meet both their business objectives and the legal requirements applicable to their employee benefits plans. He counsels clients with regard to the full spectrum of employee benefits matters, including qualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans, defined benefit plan funding and plan termination, deferred compensation, and other nonqualified plan programs and executive compensation arrangements, plan compliance and correction, health and welfare programs, participation in multiemployer plans, withdrawal liability, and mergers and acquisitions. Bruce frequently consults and negotiates with the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with regard to audits of plans, correction issues including voluntary correction and correction on audit, plan termination issues, and requests for advisory rulings and opinions.

    Government Benefits

    A substantial portion of Bruce’s practice is dedicated to assisting governmental employers. As a result, he has an in-depth understanding of the unique challenges involved in the design, administration, and operation of governmental retirement plans. He helps governmental clients ensure their benefit plans meet obligations to their citizens and employees and comply with all legal requirements applicable to governmental plans. He has assisted numerous governmental entities with a variety of pension plan compliance issues, including qualification issues under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), the applicability of various Code limitations to governmental plans, Section 414(h) “pick up” issues, constructive receipt concerns, and compliance with Section 415 of the Code. Bruce has significant experience assisting governmental employers with the creation, design, and administration of 457(b) plans, including fiduciary duties related to such plans. He also represents a number of municipalities and related entities with respect to Length of Service Award Programs (LOSAP), and their creation, design, and administration.

    Tax- Exempt Employers

    Bruce also represents numerous tax-exempt entities in connection with their employee benefit plans. His clients include tax-exempt hospitals, health care organizations, private foundations, and other non-profit organizations. He routinely assists tax-exempt clients with the design, drafting, and implementation of defined contribution plans, including 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, Section 457(b) and 457(f) programs, as well as other executive benefit programs and issues. He assists clients with the application of the new excise tax rules associated with executive compensation under Section 4960 as well as the intermediate sanctions rules. Bruce represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in connection with audits, qualification submissions, plan corrections, and other matters of these programs.

    Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

    Bruce counsels clients on a wide range of health and welfare benefits matters, including issues related to the Affordable Care Act, self-funded health arrangements, wellness and disease management programs, HIPAA privacy and security rules, COBRA administration, and various state laws and regulations governing health and welfare plan design and administration.

    Executive Compensation and Equity Arrangements

    Bruce has significant experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining executive and outside-director compensation and incentive programs, including equity-based plans. He regularly provides counsel on the tax consequences of such programs, as well as assisting in structuring those arrangements to comply with ERISA, Section 409A, and Section 457(f) (for tax-exempt organizations) in addition to Section 162(m), 280G and 4960 issues. In addition to designing executive compensation programs, he assists compensation committees of public companies on compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure and reporting requirements.

    Fiduciary Advice

    Bruce routinely counsels boards of directors, trustees, investment committees, plan administrators, and plan fiduciaries regarding their duties and responsibilities under federal law. He counsels plan sponsors on all aspects of ERISA fiduciary compliance, including plan governance, plan administration issues, and the selection and monitoring of plan investment options. He also has assisted plan sponsors and fiduciaries with RFPs in connection with the retention of plan advisors including third party administrators, actuaries, and investment advisors.

    He is often asked to speak and publish about employee benefit plan issues, executive compensation matters, fiduciary duty obligations and health care reform.

    Bruce has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law since 1995. He has also been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® list from 2006 to 2022. Bruce was selected to the Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers list in 2020.

  • Experience
    • Experience

      Experience

      • Provided benefits counsel for a tax-exempt hospital that sold all of the operating assets of one of its significant divisions to a publicly traded corporation.
      • Designed and created a deferred compensation program for the members of a Native American tribe.
      • Represented a multinational corporation with respect to the design, drafting, and funding implementation of deferred compensation programs for its executives.
      • Represented health care organization with respect to the implementation of a defined benefit plan for its employees and the conversion of such plan to a cash balance plan.
      • Represented a multinational employer with respect to all of the employee benefits it offers to its employees.
      • Represented an executive of a telecommunications company with respect to his employment agreement, nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options, and other compensation arrangements.
      • Represented an executive with respect to the negotiation and drafting of his employment agreement, stock awards, and option agreements.
      • Challenged the IRS in its assertion that our client, an employer of over 10,000 employees, was ineligible to sponsor a 401(k) plan for its employees.
      • Represented privately-held technology company with respect to the design, implementation, and administration of its stock, stock option, and stock equivalent programs.
      • Provided advice to a unionized corporation that participated in a multiemployer plan on a mechanism to reduce or avoid withdrawal liability while it was reducing its workforce.
      • Representation of company in connection with sale of a subsidiary which had employees covered by seven different multiemployer plans.
      • Representation of a quasi-state agency as bond counsel and special projects counsel.
      • Representation of an aerospace and defense manufacturer in acquisition through reverse triangular merger of a company in the laboratory services industry.

      • Representation of Symphony Marketing Solutions, Inc., a company providing analytics and data management services in the retail, pharmaceutical, and consumer packaged goods industries, concerning acquisition by Genpact International, Inc., a business processes management company.

      • Representation of an aerospace and defense company concerning acquisition of substantially all the assets of the defense and aerospace business of Special Devices Inc. Client provides diversified systems for missiles, space launch vehicles, the soldier, and ground vehicles. Client is prime contractor to U.S. and foreign military customers and subcontractor to many U.S. prime contractors. Special Devices’ Defense & Aerospace Group provide many critical components complementary to client's core product lines.
      • Representation of an aerospace and defense company concerning its acquisition of NEA Electronics, Inc., in a stock purchase transaction. NEA designs, develops, and manufactures highly reliable nonexplosive separation mechanisms, battery cell bypass switches, electrical interconnect devices, and nonpyrotechnic valves for critical space and defense applications.

      • Advised plan sponsor regarding consolidation of sponsor's multiple welfare benefit plans and cafeteria plan into a single "wrap plan" and drafted document for new plan.
      • Performed HIPAA analysis for plan sponsor's group health plans, including drafting of policies and procedures and negotiation of business associate agreements.
      • Assisted large Connecticut-based hospital with complex RFP process involving a search for a retirement plan service provider and negotiation of a favorable administrative agreement.
      • Counseled a large hospital in employee benefits matters regarding its acquisition of another hospital in an integrated transaction.
      • Served as outside employee benefits counsel to a tax-exempt community hospital, providing advice on its employee benefit plans, including its health and welfare arrangements and retirement programs.
      • Assisted a health care organization in reviewing its defined contribution plans for compliance with statutory requirements, developed correction strategies, and obtained approval of corrections through governmental correction programs.
      • Assisted large hospital and health care system with respect to the design, drafting, and implementation of defined contribution plans, including the addition of a 403(b) plan.
      • Served as outside employee benefits counsel to a large health care organization and assisted with executive compensation matters, including the design, drafting, and implementation of nonqualified deferred compensation programs for its executives.
      • Representation of a foundation supporting a public university regarding all legal issues related to its defined contribution and health and welfare plans.
      • Representation of a private college in Connecticut regarding compliance issues for its defined contribution plan.
      • Transactional and Development

      • Representation of a construction materials company concerning the sale of its asphalt paving and construction contracting business in Michigan and Indiana; representation of aggregate company in addressing environmental conditions and transactions in New York and Louisiana.

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    • Professional Associations

      Professional Associations

      Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Hartford Chapter
      Past National Board Member, Chapter President

      Connecticut Public Pension Forum
      Board Member, currently serving as Secretary (1999 - present)

      American Bar Association
      Section of Taxation, Employee Benefits Committee (1984 - present)
      Section of Taxation, Co-chair of Subcommittee on Exempt Organization and Governmental Plans

      Employee Stock Ownership Plan Association (1998 - present)

      National Association of Public Pension Attorneys (2007 - present)
    • Honors + Awards

      Honors + Awards

      Recognized by the National Law Review as a 2021 Go-To Thought Leader

      Selected to the Top 50 Connecticut Super Lawyers list in 2020 and 2021.

      Selected to the Connecticut Super Lawyers list from 2006 to 2023.

      AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell™ in the areas of Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment, and Taxation Law (Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is a trademark. AV Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc.)

      Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© as Hartford Lawyer of the Year in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law for 2016 and 2013

      Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law since 1995

      Ranked in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the State of Connecticut in the area of Labor & Employment from 2014 to 2021

    • Community Involvement

      Community Involvement

      Hartford Symphony Orchestra
      Board of Directors (2013 - present)
      Chair, Finance Committee

      Montessori School of Greater Hartford
      Past Advisory Committee Member
  • NEWS + PRESS
    • Publications

      Publications

      "401(k) Plans in Challenging Economic Times: Reducing or Eliminating Employer Contributions Midyear," published in The Journal of Retirement Planning, co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Cynthia R. Christie (May/June 2009)

      "Enron: What Will Happen to 401(k) Plans Now?" co-authored with Cynthia Christie (Winter 2002)

      "Know your obligations under COBRA: First employee notification due at time group coverage begins," published in CBIA News, co-authored with Kerri Willis (6/2002)

      CBIA's Complete COBRA Guide

    • Presentations

      Presentations

      "COVID-19 Vaccine Updates and Legal Issues to Consider," co-presented with Conor O. Duffy and Abby M. Warren, an R+C-hosted webinar (2/19/2021)
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      "Legislative Changes Impacting the Defined Benefit World," presented during the Fall 2018 meeting of the Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut (11/8/2018)
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      "Municipal Defined Contribution Plans," panelist at the Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) 2018 Annual Conference (9/21/2018)

      "2018 WEB Annual Legislative and Regulatory Update," for the Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (WEB), Hartford Chapter (2/27/2018)

      "DOL Fiduciary Rule: Risks and Opportunities for Advisors," at the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants’ (CTCPA) Personal Financial Planning Conference (12/7/2017)

      "An Education Forum for Pension Professionals," at a National Institute of Pension Administrators (NIPA) event in Hartford, Connecticut (9/20/2017)
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      "Keeping Your Defined Contribution Plan Afloat in a Sea of Litigation," panel member at the Fiduciary Investment Advisors (FIA) 2017 Client Conference in Newport, Rhode Island (6/23/2017)
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      "2017 WEB Regulatory and Legislative Benefit Update," at the WEB Network (Worldwide Employee Benefits) in Hartford (4/27/2017)

      "403(b) plans under attack: Fiduciary breach class actions brought against multiple plans," co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity, at the AICUM Spring Symposium 2017 in Worcester, Massachusetts (3/23/2017)
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      "Everybody Makes Mistakes: Retirement Plan Correction Options under EPCRS," co-presented with Cynthia R. Christie, presented at Employee Benefit Plans Conference, sponsored by the Connecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) in Rocky Hill, Connecticut (5/20/2014)

      "Perspective on the Affordable Care Act," co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity and Thomas McGuire, senior deputy general counsel at UnitedHealthcare, at the Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel's (CONNACCA) In-House Paralegal Conference (3/27/2014)

      "Affordable Care Act: Developing Your Health Care Reform Strategy," published in ConnectiCare Inc.’s Annual Breakfast Meeting for Employers, co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity (6/12/2013)

      "Affordable Care Act: Developing Your Health Care Reform Strategy," published in ConnectiCare Inc.’s Annual Breakfast Meeting for Insurance Brokers, co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity (6/5/2013)

      "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer-Shared Responsibility," at Connecticut Health Council (3/22/2013)

      "Annual Legislative & Regulatory Update," at Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Hartford Chapter (1/17/13)

      "PPACA: Developing Your Health Care Reform Strategy," Connecticut Business & Industry Association webinar (8/29/2012)

      "Defining Your Health Care Priorities: Plan Auditing," at Society for Human Resource Management Tri-State Conference, Panelist (3/26/2012)

      "Employee Benefits: The Game Changers," at Society for Human Resource Management Tri-State Conference, Panelist (3/25/2012)

      "Annual Legislative & Regulatory Update," at Worldwide Employee Benefits Network, Hartford Chapter (1/19/12)

      "Success as a Summer Associate in a Big Law Firm," published in Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity (4/28/2011)

      "Health Care Reform: A Practical Look from the HR Perspective," at Human Resource Association of Central Connecticut (4/26/2011)

      "Annual Legislative & Regulatory Update," at Worldwide Employee Benefits Network (12/9/2010)

      "Health Care Reform: What HR Needs to Know," at Society for Human Resource Management, Panelist (11/3/2010)

      "Health Care Reform: Preparing Employers and Health Plans for 2011 and Beyond," co-presented with Virginia E. McGarrity and Melanie J. Hancock, webinar (10/12/2010)

      Moderated webinar “Health Care Reform: Preparing Employers and Health Plans for 2011 and Beyond” co-presented by Melanie J. Hancock and Virginia McGarrity (10/12/2010)

      "Trustee Fiduciary & Legal Responsibilities," panelist, at the first annual Statewide Public Pension Organization Network (SPPON) Trustee Symposium in Boston, Massachusetts (October 2008)

      "The Future of Health Care," at Connecticut Business & Industry Association Symposium (Summer 2006)

      "Civil Unions in Connecticut and the Impact on Governmental Employers," at Connecticut Public Pension Forum (10/26/2005)

      "Counseling the Small Business Client in Connecticut: Employee Benefits," (11/2003)

      "Risk: Do You Know How Much You Are Taking," (6/2003 and 10/2003)
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      "Nuts and Bolts of 401(k) Plans," co-presented with Cynthia Christie and Lorman Education Services (9/2002)

      Panelist at Defined Contribution Roundtable at the Fiduciary Investment Advisors Annual Client Conference (6/15/2011)

    • News

      R+C in the News

      • December 31, 2021

        National Law Review Spotlights EB+C Practice Group for 2021 "Go-To Thought Leadership Award"

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      • December 13, 2018

        Bruce Barth Presents During Fall Meeting of Actuaries' Club of Hartford & Springfield

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      • October 25, 2018

        Bruce Barth Presents on Municipal Defined Contribution Plans During FIA Annual Conference

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      • October 18, 2018

        51 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized by Super Lawyers®

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      • August 20, 2018

        52 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2019

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      • May 8, 2018

        Chambers USA Recognizes Robinson+Cole Lawyers and Practice Groups

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      • December 12, 2017

        Bruce Barth Presents DOL Fiduciary Rule Program at Personal Financial Planning Conference

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      • October 2, 2017

        Bruce Barth Presents to Pension Professionals at NIPA Forum

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      • June 28, 2017

        Bruce Barth Speaks at FIA Annual Client Conference

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      • May 17, 2017

        Bruce Barth Speaks on Regulatory and Legislative Benefits

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      • April 3, 2017

        Employee Benefits Lawyers Speak at AICUM Spring Symposium 2017

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      • October 3, 2016

        Bruce Barth Speaks at ABA Fall CLE Meeting

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      • June 9, 2014

        Hartford Lawyers Present at CTCPA Conference

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      • June 2, 2014

        Bruce Barth Appointed Co-Chair of ABA Subcommittee

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      • May 6, 2014

        Hartford Lawyers Speak at CONNACCA Conference

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      • December 6, 2013

        Hartford Lawyers Hold Workshop on Affordable Care Act

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      • June 24, 2013

        Robinson & Cole Lawyers Answer Health Care Reform Questions

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      • June 18, 2013

        Robinson & Cole Lawyers Support The Stowe Center

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      • May 9, 2013

        Bruce Barth Speaks on Issues of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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      • January 24, 2013

        Bruce Barth Presents Annual Benefits Legislative Update to WEB

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      • September 13, 2012

        Bruce Barth Delivers Webinar on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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      • May 21, 2012

        Employee Benefits and Compensation Partner on Two Panels at Society for Human Resource Management Conference

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      • April 18, 2012

        Employee Benefits Partner Offers Career Advice to University of Connecticut Students

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      • February 1, 2012

        Bruce Barth Presents Annual Benefits Legislative Update to WEB

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      • June 28, 2011

        Bruce Barth Discusses Defined Contribution Plans at FIA Conference

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      • June 16, 2011

        Bruce Barth Weighs-in on Pension Plan Ruling in CT Law Tribune

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      • May 6, 2011

        Bruce Barth Presents on New Health Care Reform Laws

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      • April 5, 2011

        Benefits Attorneys Present at CBIA’s 2011 Compensation & Benefits Conference

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      • January 18, 2011

        Bruce Barth Provides Annual Legislative and Regulatory Update for WEB

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      • January 10, 2011

        Bruce Barth Panelist on “Health Care Reform: What HR Needs to Know”

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      • September 23, 2010

        Hospital Honors Corporate Sponsors

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      • June 14, 2010

        Robinson & Cole Partner Quoted in Hartford Business Journal on Health Care Reform Impact to Local Businesses

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      • November 13, 2008

        Robinson & Cole Partner Speaks at First Annual SPPON Trustee Symposium

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        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Super Lawyers®

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        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized in 2022 Super Lawyers®

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      • August 18, 2022

        74 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2023

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      • October 14, 2021

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized by Super Lawyers®

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      • August 19, 2021

        65 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022

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      • May 24, 2021

        Chambers USA Recognizes 19 Robinson+Cole Lawyers in 10 Practice Areas

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      • October 15, 2020

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        61 Robinson+Cole Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021

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      • October 19, 2019

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        Robinson+Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Lawyer Count in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017

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        Chambers USA Recognizes Robinson+Cole Lawyers and Practice Groups

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      • August 18, 2015

        Robinson+Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Lawyer Count in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016

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      • May 19, 2015

        Robinson+Cole Earns Six Practice Area Rankings in Chambers USA 2015

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      • October 17, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Lawyers Recognized by Super Lawyers

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      • August 19, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Lawyer Count in Best Lawyers National Peer Review Survey

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        Robinson+Cole Wins ACG New York Champion’s Award

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        Robinson+Cole Finalist for the 4th Annual ACG New York Champion’s Award

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      • May 29, 2014

        Robinson+Cole Earns Rankings in Chambers USA 2014 in all Connecticut Practice Areas

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      • November 15, 2013

        Hartford Symphony Orchestra Elects Bruce B. Barth to Board of Directors

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      • August 16, 2013

        Robinson & Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Attorney Count in Best Lawyers National Peer Review Survey

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        Robinson & Cole Expands Rapidly Growing Private Equity/M&A Practice

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        Robinson & Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Attorney Count in Best Lawyers National Peer Review Survey

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        Robinson & Cole Receives Top Listing in Connecticut Attorney Count in Best Lawyers National Peer Review Survey

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    • Legal Updates/Newsletters

      Legal Updates/Newsletters

      "New Reporting Requirements for Governmental Plans in Connecticut" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity (7/7/2023)

      "New IRS Pre-Examination Compliance Pilot for Retirement Plans" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity (6/6/2022)

      "January 1, 2022 Deadline for Plan Sponsors to Post Surprise Billing Notice" co-authored with Alisha N. Sullivan and Virginia E. McGarrity (12/15/2021)

      "IRS Clarifies Key Provisions of the COBRA Subsidy" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (5/19/2021)

      "No Time to Waste: Employer Action Needed for COBRA Subsidy Administration" co-authored with Alisha N. Sullivan and Virginia E. McGarrity (4/28/2021)

      "New Opportunities and Issues for Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts in 2020 and 2021" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (3/18/2021)

      "COBRA Subsidies Return as Part of Latest COVID-19 Relief Bill" co-authored with Alisha N. Sullivan, Jean E. Tomasco and Virginia E. McGarrity (3/11/2021)

      "IRS Issues More COVID-Related Guidance on Flexible Spending Accounts" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity, Jean E. Tomasco and Alisha N. Sullivan (3/8/2021)

      "EBSA Notice and COBRA Extension Expiration" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity, Jean E. Tomasco, Alisha N. Sullivan and Patrick W. Begos (3/1/2021)

      "COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Provisions Affecting Employee Benefits" co-authored with Alisha N. Sullivan and Virginia E. McGarrity (1/8/2021)

      "Work from Anywhere? Telecommuting and Tax Obligations for Employers: Practical Considerations and Tips for Human Resources and Management" co-authored with Britt-Marie K. Cole-Johnson, Ryan V. Leichsenring, Alisha N. Sullivan, Abby M. Warren and Kayla N. West (12/18/2020)

      "IRS Provides Additional Guidance on CARES Act Retirement Plan Distributions and Loans" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (6/24/20)

      "Department of Labor Finalizes ERISA Requirements for Providing Electronic Retirement Plan Disclosures" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (6/12/2020)
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      "IRS Issues Guidance on Cafeteria Plan Elections and Other Changes Amid COVID-19 Pandemic" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (5/13/2020)
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      "Joint Agency Guidance Extends COBRA and Other ERISA Deadlines" co-authored with Virginia E. McGarrity and Alisha N. Sullivan (5/7/20)

      "CARES Act Provisions Affecting Employee Benefits" co-authored with Alisha N. Sullivan and Virginia E. McGarrity (3/27/20)