This symposium is designed for senior corporate professionals and in-house counsel who are responsible for employee benefits and compensation. Past topics have included:

• Making a Deal: Benefits and Compensation Due Diligence
  This session will address how to approach pre-diligence planning, conduct meaningful due
  diligence, and negotiate more favorable purchase agreements.

• Arbitration Agreements in the ERISA Context
  Learn about the latest rulings, potential issues for employers, and how arbitrations work in
  benefits cases.

• Best Practices for Drafting Executive Employment and Severance Agreements
  This session will teach attendees how to navigate perplexing regulations and
  complicated market practices when negotiating and drafting executive employment
  agreements.

• Audit Tips and Insights
  Hear insights on "point" systems used by agents, regional variations in training, and other
  tips for navigating IRS and DOL audits.

• Hot Topics in Health Benefits
  This session will focus on the most challenging legal and regulatory health benefits
  developments facing employers, including Affordable Care Act assessments, medical bill
  legislation, and mental health parity litigation.