Rob’s clients include public and private companies, non-profits, boards of directors, fiduciary committees, and government entities. Rob helps clients of all sizes with the design and implementation of employee benefits and compensatory arrangements of all types, including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, pension plans, health and welfare plans, change in control and retention plans, and severance arrangements. Rob has significant experience with IRS and DOL voluntary compliance programs and with ERISA fiduciary rules and best practices for plan administration and operations and regularly represents clients before these government agencies for benefit plan audits. He regularly advises clients on executive compensation arrangements including guidance under Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A, 457, and 280G, including equity and equity-based compensation plans, phantom stock arrangements, and nonqualified supplemental retirement plans.
Rob regularly speaks on plan design, fiduciary governance, and legislative issues and is the author of the Bloomberg (BNA) chapter on 401(k) plan administration. Rob is also a past president of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) Benefits Council of Greater Philadelphia and is the vice chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Committee.
