Robert Cipolla

As a partner on Hunton’s employee benefits and executive compensation team, Rob counsels public, private, tax-exempt, and governmental entities, and other clients in matters including qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and related benefit matters.

Rob finds practical business solutions that meet each client’s needs arising within the technical regulatory framework of employee benefits law under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. He has significant experience advising clients regarding the design, administration, operations, reporting, and disclosure of defined benefit plans, 401(k) retirement plans, 403(b) and 457 plans, employment agreements, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, multi-employer plans, and health plans.

Rob helps employers attain favorable rulings from the IRS, DOL, and other governmental agencies, and he assists clients in obtaining the desired outcomes in audits by such agencies.

Rob has meaningful experience advising both public and private clients on the employee benefit and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions, which he uses to help clients assimilate plans and workforces following transactions.

Central Virginia Employee Benefits Counsel, Member

Southeastern Trust School, Former Adjunct Faculty Member

Cleveland State University College of Law

J.D.

1994

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

B.S.

1988