About Ian A. Herbert

Ian A. Herbert focuses his practice on all areas of employee benefits law. He has counseled clients on all aspects of the establishment and administration of pension and profit sharing plans, ESOPs, non-qualified deferred and executive compensation programs, equity and similar compensation plans, welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans and VEBAs. In addition, he has wide-ranging experience in performing compliance reviews of qualified plan operations and assisting clients in correcting qualification and other compliance defects.

Concentrations

•Employee benefits
•Executive compensation
•ERISA
•Retirement Plans
•Incentive Compensation Arrangements
•Health & Welfare Benefit Plans
•Tax

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2013-2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States
•Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans - Design, 2019 and 2023-2025
•Labor and Employment - Employee Health and Retirement Plans, 2017
•Labor and Employment - Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, 2014

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 4
    • Tax
    • Benefits & Compensation
    • ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation
    • Banking & Financial Services

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Representative Matters: Part of a team that represented an affiliate of The Carlyle Group in connection with the acquisition of Involta, LLC, a leading regional U.S. data center
    hybrid infrastructure company.
    Represented Sev1Tech, LLC, a technology company providing information technology, cybersecurity, cloud,
    program management services
    solutions to U.S. government, in the sale of a controlling interest to DFW Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on lower middle-market companies.
    Has assisted numerous clients in obtaining relief from potentially disqualifying defects in the operation of their tax-qualified retirement plans through the Internal Revenue Service's Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System.
    Following a series of corporate acquisitions, Ian assisted a major client with the merger of several defined benefit pension plans, thereby achieving significant administrative cost savings
    improved funding of the plans.
    Has counseled a significant client on the termination of its long-st
    ing retiree medical benefits plan
    the preparation of the communication of this benefit reduction to affected participants.
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1985, Illinois
    2000, District of Columbia
    Not admitted in VA
    Memberships

    Professional & Community Involvement

    •Executive Co-Chair, Human Resources Leadership Awards of Greater Washington, 2011 to 2014
    •Member, American Bar Association, 1988 to present
    •Member, Employee Benefit Committee, Tax and Business Sections, 1988 to present
    •Member, District of Columbia Bar Association, 1994 to present
    •Member, Tax Section, 1994 to present

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Illinois College of Law
    Class of 1985
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Washington University in St. Louis
    Class of 1982
    A.B.

    Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania
    Class of 1987
    M.B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1961
    Kansas City, Missouri, January 7, 1961

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Attorneys FAQs

  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Ian A. Herbert was admitted in 1985 to the State of Illinois.
  • Is this attorney admitted to the bar in more than one state?
    Yes, Ian A. Herbert is admitted to practice in District of Columbia and Illinois.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP has 2750 attorneys at this location.
  • What law school did this attorney attend?
    Ian A. Herbert attended University of Illinois College of Law.
  • What year was this attorney's law firm established?
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP was established in 1967.