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Thomas M. White is a partner in Chapman and Cutler's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group. Mr. White possesses extensive experience in the development, documentation and administration of benefit programs including executive compensation, pension, profit sharing, 401(k) and ESOP plans, and health and welfare benefit programs. He routinely advises clients regarding benefit administration issues including fiduciary matters, COBRA continuation, HIPAA privacy, reporting and disclosure requirements, benefit reduction, cost containment and MEPPA issues. Mr. White represents private sector plan sponsors as well as Taft-Hartley trustees and governmental units. He has designed master 401(k) programs for union represented employees and has advised governmental clients and union represented employers and plans on their post-retirement welfare plan obligations (OPEB). Mr. White's practice experience covers a broad range of legal service. He has: Worked with financial organizations that provide investment advice to and administer benefit plans and IRAs regarding their legal obligations Analyzed, developed and negotiated the terms of appropriate investment vehicles for governmental pension and post-retirement health plans on behalf of financial institutions and large plans Advised clients on structuring investment vehicles (limited partnerships, mutual funds, etc.) intended to be offered to benefit plan investors Advised clients on benefit matters involving acquisitions and divestitures as well as negotiated benefit provisions in purchase and sale agreements Represented clients in litigation issues arising under the withdrawal provisions of MEPPA and the fiduciary provisions of ERISA Analyzed the implications of the termination of retirement plans Counseled on ADA and FMLA compliance and representing management representatives who serve as trustees of Taft-Hartley Plans Represented both lenders and borrowers in the negotiation of benefit provisions arising under loan documents Obtained return of overcharges to retirement plans from an annuity provider Advised purchasers and sellers of businesses as to the best pre- and post-transaction strategies regarding health benefit plans Devised health insurance cost containment strategies Advised parties regarding benefit issues in bankruptcy cases Mr. White has published and lectured extensively on compensation, employee benefits, and ERISA issues, and was a speaker at the 51st Annual Employee Benefits Conference sponsored by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. He has been a guest lecturer for the Illinois CPA Society and the University of Illinois at Chicago. Mr. White was recognized for his work in Employee Benefits Law in he September 2007 business edition of Leading Lawyers Network Magazine as one of the top business lawyers in Illinois. | 