Andrew L. Oringer is co-chair of Dechert’s ERISA and Executive Compensation group, and leads the firm’s national fiduciary practice in New York. He counsels clients on their employee benefit plans and programs, benefits-related tax matters and fiduciary issues arising in connection with the investment of employee benefit plan assets.
Mr. Oringer’s practice includes advising clients regarding ERISA and employee benefits generally, including 401(k) and other retirement plans as well as medical and other welfare plans. His advice to clients encompasses all aspects of corporate transactions and initial public offerings in which benefits and compensation issues play a central part. He regularly counsels financial institutions and plan fiduciaries regarding investments, and has been instrumental in designing complex investment structures to address difficult ERISA issues.
Mr. Oringer advises clients with respect to the design and implementation of arrangements relating to executive compensation, including stock option and other equity-based arrangements. His practice extends to the representation of employers and executives in the negotiation of executive employment and termination agreements.
Nationally known for his experience with ERISA and matters relating to executive compensation, Mr. Oringer is a frequent speaker and writer on a wide variety of topics. His written work includes the chapter on Releases in the Section 409A Handbook, and the chapter on Investment Funds and ERISA in ERISA Fiduciary Law. Publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial Times, Crain’s Pensions & Investments, Newsday, USA Today and The Chicago Sun Times have quoted him in articles on employee benefits issues. He has authored, co-authored or contributed to numerous bar comment letters and reports to regulators on both fiduciary and compensation issues, and has testified at the request of Congress regarding certain proposed Department of Labor regulations.
Mr. Oringer holds leadership roles for the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association and is on the advisory boards for a number of leading publications covering ERISA and executive compensation. He also teaches ERISA as an adjunct professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and since 2017 has been a guest lecturer at the Fordham University School of Law.
Major legal directories have recognized Mr. Oringer's expertise, including Chambers USA (2005-2018 (repeatedly in Band One in both New York and nationwide listings)), The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2017), Thomson Reuters' New York Super Lawyers (nine times between 2006-2018, including repeated listings among New York City’s Top 100 lawyers across all practice areas) and the Practical Law Company’s Labour and Employee Benefits Cross-Border Handbook (2007, 2010-2012). The Legal 500 (2014-2018) lists him as a leading lawyer and includes him in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame.
Andrew L. Oringer is co-chair of Dechert’s ERISA and Executive Compensation group, and leads the firm’s national fiduciary practice in New York. He counsels clients on their employee benefit plans and programs, benefits-related tax matters and fiduciary issues arising in connection with the investment of employee benefit plan assets.
Mr. Oringer’s practice includes advising clients regarding ERISA and employee benefits generally, including 401(k) and other retirement plans as well as medical and other welfare plans. His advice to clients encompasses all aspects of corporate transactions and initial public offerings in which benefits and compensation issues play a central part. He regularly counsels financial institutions and plan fiduciaries regarding investments, and has been instrumental in designing complex investment structures to address difficult ERISA issues.
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Education
Duke University, A.B., 1980, cum laude with Distinction in Economics
Adelphi University, M.B.A., 1984
Hofstra University School of Law, J.D., 1984, with Distinction, Associate Editor of the Hofstra Law Review
Admissions
New York
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Memberships
New York State Bar Association: Member of the Task Force for the Review of the New York Bar Examination
New York State Bar Association: Committee on Attorney Professionalism, Chair
American Bar Association: Co-chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee of the Business Law Section
American Bar Association: Employee Benefits Committee of the Section of Taxation, Emerging Issues Coordinator (and previously Chair of the Fiduciary Responsibility/Plan Investments Sub-Committee of the Employee Benefits Committee)
New York State Bar Association: Employee Benefits Committee of the Tax Section, Former Co-chair and Executive Committee, Member (2006-2012)
BNA Bloomberg Pension & Benefits Reporter, Advisory Board Member
BNA Bloomberg Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, Advisory Board Member
Practical Law Company’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Advisory Board, Charter Member
American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, Fellow
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University: Adjunct Professor of Law; Executive Board of the Alumni Association, Vice President (2017-present); Career Services Alumni Committee, Co-Chair (2015-2017); Nominating
Committee of the Alumni Association, Member
Regulatory Compliance Organization, Senior Fellow from Practice
Member of Thomson Reuters' Super Lawyers Advisory Board
Speaking Engagements
ERISA
2019: The Evolving World — Practising Law Institute, Webcast (August 5-6, 2019)
ERISA Revenue Sharing Arrangements: Avoiding Plan Asset Status, Complying With Due Diligence Requirements — Strafford Publications, Inc., Webinar (July 30, 2019)
Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Committee Presentation — New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, New York NY (June 13, 2019)
New IRC 83(i) Election for Qualified Equity Grants: Deferral Opportunities for Stock Options and RSUs — Strafford Publications, Inc., Webcast (May 16, 2019)
Carrying On and “Acqui-hiring” a Taste for Earnouts and Other M&A Issues — Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (March 11, 2019)
Texas v. U.S.: A Potentially Taxing Decision for Obamacare — Practising Law Institute, Webcast (January 8, 2019)
Ethical Considerations: From the C-Suite to the Boardroom — The 32nd Annual National Institute on Executive Compensation, Washington, DC (November 8-9, 2018)
2018 Philadelphia Fall Labor and Employment Seminar — Philadelphia, PA (October 24, 2018)
Professional Ethics For Legal and Compliance Summit — New York, NY (September 18, 2018)
Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2018 — New York, NY (October 17, 2018)
ERISA's Fiduciary Rule Is Dead - Done, Done, on to the Next One — (August 29, 2018)
Hedge Funds Nuts and Bolts: ERISA's Once and Former Fiduciary Rule - Dead (Finally) — (August 8, 2018)
ERISA 2018: The Evolving World — PLI New York Center, New York, NY (August 6, 2018)
The New SEC Proposed Best Interest Rule and DOL Fiduciary Rule Update: What Plan Advisers and Employers Need to Know — (May 31, 2018)
RCA's Enforcement, Compliance & Operations (ECO) Symposium — New York, NY (May 15, 2018)
PLI's Pension Plan Investments 2018: Current Perspectives — New York, NY (May 15, 2018)
Planning With Your Client's Retirement and Life Insurance — (April 27, 2018)
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee Meeting — ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting 2017, Chicago, IL (September 14, 2017)
ERISA 2017: The Evolving World — Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (August 1, 2017)
Hot Topics Involving Retirement Plans and ERISA — IRI Government, Legal & Regulatory Conference 2017, Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2017)
Washington Update: A 60-Day Reality Check — Money Management Institute, Palm Beach, FL (March 21, 2017)
“Carrying On” About Carried Interest Plans? Partnership Equity Based Compensation — Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (March 13, 2017)
Separations, Severances and Executive Departures: Responding to Requests, ERISA Applicability, Golden Parachutes and Company Communication — ACI's Forum on Minimizing Legal Risks in the Design, Implementation & Administration of Executive Compensation, New York, NY (December 1, 2016)
Educating Plan Participants on New Products and Menu Options — Pensions & Investments' Alternatives in DC Conference, New York, NY (May 12, 2016)
Recent Trends in ERISA Litigation - Webinar (April 6, 2016)
Pension Plan Investments 2016: Current Perspectives — Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (March 30, 2016)
DOL Seeks Ideal Balance in Brave New World of “Investment Advice” — Louisville Employee Benefits Council's 2016 March Monthly Luncheon, Louisville, KY (March 8, 2016)
Plan Assets Abroad — PLI's ERISA Plans in the Financial Markets 2016, New York, NY (February 3, 2016)
Executive Compensation National Institute: Section 280G Update — American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2015)
Compliance, Risk & Enforcement Symposium – New York 2015™ — Presented by the Regulatory Compliance Association, New York (November 3, 2015)
ERISA 2015: The Evolving World — Practising Law Institute, New York (August 4, 2015)
Taking Care with the DOL's Re-Proposed Fiduciary Regulations — Bloomberg BNA Live Conference Series: “What You Need to Know About ERISA – A Comprehensive Overview” (July 21, 2015)
Fifth Annual Law Firm Pension and Retirement Plans — PwC, New York, NY (July 16, 2015)
DOL Fiduciary Rule –The Road Ahead — Strategic Insight Fund Trends Conference, New York, NY (June 23, 2015)
How Did We Get Here? — SIFMA's DOL Fiduciary Seminar, New York, NY (June 3, 2015)
Employee Benefits Fiduciary Responsibilities Update — Section of Taxation of the ABA's 2015 May Meeting, Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2015)
Employee Benefits Mergers & Acquisitions Update — Section of Taxation of the ABA's 2015 May Meeting, Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2015)
The Compensation Landscape - Entity and Individual Compensation Considerations — Deloitte's 2015 Financial Services Global Tax Planning Conference, New York, NY (April 21, 2015)
Employee Benefits in Mergers & Acquisitions — American Bar Association - JCEB Program, New York, NY (June 5, 2014)
ERISA Fiduciary Litigation: New and Emerging Theories of Liability, Effective Defense Strategies, Minimizing Exposure to Fiduciary Liability, and More — American Conference Institute's 6th National Forum on ERISA Litigation, New York, NY (October 24, 2013)
Incorporating the Latest IRS/Treasury, DOL, and PBGC Developments into Your Plan Design, Implementation, and Administration —ACI's 2nd National Advanced Compliance and Benchmarking Forum on Employee Benefit Plans, New York, NY (May 30, 2013)
Employment & Severance Agreements: What Both Employment & ERISA Attorneys Need To Know — New York City Bar Association, New York, NY (April 3, 2013)
Class Action Update: Managing and Defending Against ERISA Class Actions and Defeating Certification — American Conference Institute's 5th National Forum on ERISA Litigation, New York, NY (January 21, 2013)
ERISA: The Evolving World 2012 — Practising Law Institute, New York, NY (August 5, 2012)
