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(September 26, 2018, Washington, DC) — Steptoe & Johnson LLP is pleased to announce that Sara Pikofsky has become a fellow of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel (ACEBC), a not-for-profit organization formed to recognize attorneys who have dedicated their careers to the field of employee benefits and who in doing so have demonstrated their leadership, character, ability and professional responsibility. Pikofsky was inducted at the annual ceremony and dinner on September 15 at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.
Fellows of the ACEBC are selected by the board of governors from among employee benefits attorneys nominated for that honor and recommended by the board’s nomination committee after considering the recommendations of regional screening committees. Fellows must have at least 20 years of employee benefits law experience and demonstrated a sustained commitment to public awareness and understanding of benefits laws through such activities as writing, speaking, public policy analysis, public education or public service. Selection as a fellow reflects the board’s judgment that a nominee has made significant contributions to advancements in the employee benefits field. The inductees join more than 400 current fellows in the organization.
The ACEBC is dedicated to elevating the standards and advancing the public’s understanding of the practice of employee benefits law. In pursuit of this goal, the college encourages the study and development of employee benefits laws, initiates professional discussions of significant employee benefits issues and sponsors an extensive list of continuing legal education programs.
Pikofsky has extensive experience with all phases of litigation, focusing on violations of ERISA's fiduciary duty and prohibited transaction provisions, as well as defending employers in withdrawal liability disputes. She also advises clients regarding withdrawal liability risks related to transactions. Her experience covers matters at the trial and appellate levels, including numerous appellate arguments. Pikofsky's practice also includes advising clients with respect to Department of Labor (DOL) investigations and on compliance with ERISA's plan asset rules. Before entering private practice, Pikofsky spent nearly five years as a trial attorney in the DOL's Office of the Solicitor in the plan benefits security division.
Pikofsky joins Steptoe's Joni Andrioff, Bill Bortz, Melanie Nussdorf, Paul Ondrasik and Eric Serron as fellows of the ACEBC.
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