Concentration

Employee benefit plans and executive compensation

Summary

Nancy Itnyre has practiced primarily in the area of employee benefits since 2001. She has broad experience with all facets of employee benefits law, including the design and implementation of employee benefit plans, tax qualification issues and reporting and disclosure requirements.

Ms. Itnyre's work with qualified plans includes assisting clients with drafting and amendment of defined contribution, defined benefit and welfare plans and providing legal counsel with respect to compliance and fiduciary issues. In the employee and executive compensation area, she works with clients to structure incentive plans, programs and arrangements, as well as executive employment, severance and consulting agreements.

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

Publications

• "A Proposed Solution to a Problem Created by Worker Reclassification," University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Spring 2000
• "Civil Liability for Violations of Criminal Statutes," University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Summer 1998
• "Exclusion Limitation on Personal Injury Awards," University of Detroit Mercy Law Review, Fall 1997
• Numerous employee benefits articles and alerts

Speeches and Presentations

• "Automatic 401(k) Plans," Southwest Benefits Association, Houston, February 2008
• "Stories From the PPA 2006 Front," Southwest Benefits Association, Dallas, November 2007