John F. Meisenhelder

John Meisenhelder has extensive experience providing counsel to medium and large size companies (tax-exempt and for-profit) with respect to all employee benefits, executive compensation and privacy matters. John primarily focuses on the following areas:

• ERISA fiduciary committee governance structure and issues
• Qualified retirement plans, including cash-balance, ERISA and “church” plans
• 403(b) plans and compliance matters affecting tax-exempt hospitals, including those sponsoring “church” plans
• ERISA and state law (“church” plan) fiduciary matters related to litigation, plan governance and plan investments, including investments in employer stock and collective investment trusts (CITs)
• SEC disclosures for retirement plans holding employer stock
• Matters involving the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Department of Health and Human Services and Hacienda (Puerto Rico)
• HIPAA privacy, security, breach notification and portability
• Executive compensation and nonqualified plans and related 409A and 457 matters
• International benefits, including in Puerto Rico and Canada
• Employee benefit aspects of business transactions
• Vendor and insurance contract negotiations and disputes
• GLBA and FACTA compliance, including the Red-Flag rules
• Withdrawal liability matters 

John is also a Certified Public Accountant.