Kevin O'Brien

Practice Areas

Kevin has concentrated his practice in employee benefits and compensation for over 30 years. He is widely known as a leader in a broad variety of subjects, including innovative defined benefit plan design, flexible benefits, ERISA fiduciary matters and executive compensation. Recent projects have included the redesign of 401(k) plans, including programs involving one-time choices between participation in a defined benefit or a 401(k) plan. various VEBA matters, and advice involving the employee benefit and tax aspects of corporate spinoffs and joint ventures.

Career

Before joining the firm, Kevin worked in the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration at the Labor Department soon after ERISA was enacted. Kevin represents corporate clients before the Treasury Department, IRS,DOL, PBGC, EEOC and Congress on various benefit issues. He was a founders of the Employers Council on Flexible Compensation and served as an officer of ECFC for many years.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Benefits Law Journal

Charter Member, American College of Employee Benefits Council

Publications

Numerous articles in Employee Benefits Insider, Tax Notes, BNA Pension & Benefits Daily, Benefits Law Journal.

Personal

Georgetown University, 1973, B.A., cum laude, with distinction

Georgetown University Law Center, 1976, J.D.

Georgetown University Law Center, 1980, LL.M.