Meeting/Event Information
January PDE: Cyber Security
Start the new year with a bang! Bang for your buck that is. Perhaps the single biggest thing you can do to protect both your company and plan participants, is to implement ERISA compliant cybersecurity procedures and safeguards. We will explore what that means and how you can devise and implement such protective measures. We will also provide a checklist of steps involved in implementing or updating your ERISA cybersecurity compliance plan.
Meet the Presenter: Lisa Van Fleet
Lisa Van Fleet is a recognized and accomplished employee benefits and executive compensation lawyer with over 30 years’ tenure with the firm. As a highly experienced practitioner, Lisa counsels clients, including public and private entities, tax-exempts and governmental organizations, on all aspects of retirement plans, welfare and fringe benefit plans and deferred and equity based compensation. She partners with clients throughout
the entire lifespan of these plans, from design through termination, to obtain favorable tax treatment, facilitate compliance with complex tax and ERISA regulatory matters, obtain favorable rulings and exemptions from national offices, successfully resolve IRS and DOL audits and controversy, and implement strong governance practices to minimize fiduciary and litigation exposure.
Partnering with clients representing a broad spectrum of industries, including health care, education, professional services, finance, manufacturing, retail and transportation, Lisa designs and implements benefit programs that are instrumental in achieving core business objectives.
Lisa is a Fellow with the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, a frequent speaker, writer and educator on employee benefit and tax-related topics, and holds leadership positions with the American Bar Association and TE/GE Council (“Tax Exempt and Government Entity Council”). She served for many years as an adjunct professor of law at Saint Louis University School of Law teaching employee benefits courses and is recognized in Best Lawyers as being among the top employee benefit lawyers nationally.
