Cohen & Buckmann founding partner Carol I. Buckmann and partner Gretchen Harders will provide guidance to fiduciaries who manage ERISA-covered plans and their legal advisers in an Oct. 8 webinar for the American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits.

Buckmann and Harders will present “The Intelligent Fiduciary: Common Problems ERISA Fiduciaries Can Avoid,” providing practical insights for a national audience of legal professionals.

Buckmann and Harders will discuss long-standing and emerging laws affecting ERISA fiduciaries and share takeaways for lawyers, including how to manage and minimize fiduciary litigation risks and best practices for plan governance. IMA Financial Group’s associate general counsel Jason P. Lacey will moderate the panel.

Sign up to attend the webinar here.

Buckmann is one of the foremost employee benefits and ERISA attorneys in the country, with more than 40 years of experience. She is widely known for her in-depth understanding of issues related to ERISA, including pension plan and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) compliance, fiduciary responsibilities and investment fund formation. Global and national companies and attorneys rely on Buckmann for advice related to complex pension law, fiduciary problems and cross-border employee benefits matters.

Harders’ deep experience with employee benefits, pensions and executive compensation has established her as a go-to advisor for other attorneys and corporate leaders navigating complex issues. She represents financial service companies, entertainment industry leaders, tax-exempt organizations, individual executives and other key stakeholders in executive compensation matters. Harders also advises multinational employers on designing and implementing equity-based compensation packages to incentivize top-level executives.