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Syed Fahad Saghir

Syed Fahad Saghir

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Clients call on Fahad for his technical and practical experience to resolve retirement plan issues such as plan design, qualification, and compliance issues under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. He draws on his prior experience as a retirement actuary, which makes him uniquely qualified to advise clients on funding and benefit administration issues for defined benefit plans.

He primarily focuses his practice on qualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans, including single-employer, multiemployer, and multiple employer plans. As an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and a former retirement actuary, Fahad has a unique comprehension of complex issues involving defined benefit plans. Fahad advises clients on a variety of issues facing plan sponsors and fiduciaries, including plan amendments, plan administration, nondiscrimination, funding, and benefit restriction rules under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA.

Fahad also actively advises clients on the ERISA-related aspects of structured finance, securitization transactions, and other complex asset-based financings across a broad spectrum of mortgage and non-mortgage asset classes. Fahad also counsels market participants on plan asset compliance and ERISA fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues.

Career

Associate, Society of Actuaries.

Education

Brigham Young University

JD

2006

Brigham Young University

BS

2003

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation - District of Columbia

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Syed Fahad Saghir often advises on retirement plan issues and benefit restriction.

Strengths

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  • Fahad gets the work done efficiently and provides superior service to the client.

    Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationChambers Guide to the USA
  • Fahad is very knowledgeable and responsive. He's a pleasure to work with.

    Employee Benefits & Executive CompensationChambers Guide to the USA

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California

California: Southern

District of Columbia

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