Public pension plans and ERISA pension plans share many of the same issues in regard to fiduciary duty but also have significant differences. Reinhart's professionals have decades of experience advising both ERISA and public pension plans on fiduciary matters on a national basis. We represent dozens of ERISA and public pension fiduciaries at pension plans of all sizes.
Keith Johnson, Chair of Reinhart's Institutional Investor Services Group, was a member of the Stanford Institutional Investors' Forum Committee on Fund Governance. He helped write the Committee's Best Practice Principles for pension, endowment and charitable funds. Mr. Johnson has also published and speaks extensively on fiduciary duty.
Steven Huff, Chair of Reinhart's Employee Benefits Department, advises a wide range of clients on fiduciary and benefit plan issues, including corporations, public plans, ESOPs and qualified pension plans. Mr. Huff has been selected by Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for his expertise. He has also served as Vice President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the ESOP Association and an officer of the National Employer Ownership Institute. Prior to joining Reinhart, he was Executive Director of the National Employee Benefits Institute.
Reinhart has one of the oldest and largest pension fund practices in the United States. With more than 30 professionals, we represent hundreds of public, private and Taft-Hartley pension funds in more than 40 states. Reinhart attorneys have served as legal counsel to the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and have helped develop the Stanford Institutional Investor Forum Report on Fund Governance Best Practices. Our attorneys have experience advising both public pension plans and plans governed by ERISA on fiduciary, tax, benefits administration, plan design, compliance and other matters. From trustee training to fiduciary audits and advice on specific situations, Reinhart has the expertise needed by pension plan trustees and other fiduciaries.