Anne counsels clients in connection with the design, implementation, and operation of qualified plans, with an emphasis on 401(k) plans and ESOPs. She has substantial experience in executive compensation arrangements, health and welfare benefit plans, compliance, fiduciary liability issues, and benefit issues arising in mergers and acquisitions. She has a success-filled track record in the representation of companies and plans before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
Anne is a frequent speaker on employee benefit issues and has presented on topics such as the ACA, COBRA, Disclosure of Plan Expenses, QDROs, USERRA, ESOPs, Executive Deferred Compensation and Code Section 409A. Since 1989, she has been consecutively recognized as a Best Lawyer by Best Lawyers of America.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
- Successfully filed for relief for several clients under the IRS Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
- Negotiated a settlement with DOL of litigation resulting from the untimely filing of a Form 5500.
- Obtained relief for a client under DOL’s Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program (VFCP) in connection with untimely deposits of employee contributions to a 401(k) plan.
- Analyzed and resolved golden parachute issues arising under Code Section 280G in a corporate acquisition.
- Assisted several clients in the design and implementation of deferred compensation arrangements satisfying Code Section 409A.
- Assisted in the design and implementation of an ESOP.
- Counseled clients in connection with compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
- State Bar of Arizona, Member
HONORS & AWARDS
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Best Lawyers in America®, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2009-2024
- Chambers USA®, 2019-2023
- Az Business Magazine, Arizona's Top Lawyers - Employee Benefits and Insurance, 2014
- Arizona's Finest Lawyers, 2011
COMMUNITY & PHILANTHROPY
- Valley of the Sun United Way Million Minutes Reading Challenge, Team Right to Read Volunteer, 2013-2014
News
- Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Recognizes 52 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 21, 2023
- Gallagher & Kennedy Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023 - June 1, 2023
- Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Recognizes 41 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 18, 2022
- Gallagher & Kennedy Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2022 - June 20, 2022
- RideNow and RumbleOn Merge Under the RideNow Brand - August 31, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America® 2022 Recognizes 37 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 19, 2021
- Gallagher & Kennedy Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021 - May 20, 2021
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 36 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys - August 21, 2020
- Gallagher & Kennedy Achieves Top Rankings in 2020 Chambers USA - May 15, 2020
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 33 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field - August 15, 2019
- Gallagher & Kennedy Achieves Top Rankings in 2019 Chambers USA - April 29, 2019
- Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 35 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys as Leaders in Their Field - August 15, 2018
- 35 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Recognized as 2018 'Best Lawyers in America®' - August 16, 2017
- 33 Gallagher & Kennedy Attorneys Named 2017 ‘Best Lawyers in America®’ - August 17, 2016
- Mercer: Top 10 Compliance Issues for 2017 Health Benefit Planning - July 8, 2016
Publications
Events
- National Business Institute
- Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Phoenix Chapter