CHICAGO – 16 February 2005 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Network – Ian S. Kopelman, chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group of DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US, will become the new legal counsel of the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, the PSCA has announced.
“We are very pleased that Ian will be advising us as our legal counsel,” said David Wray, president of PSCA. “With his many years of involvement with the council and his vast professional experience in this field, he is the perfect fit to represent us as we advocate for increased retirement security.”
Mr. Kopelman said, “I have been an active member of PSCA for more than 25 years, and I have always supported the work it has done to ensure the strength and vitality of the private profit-sharing and retirement systems of our country.”
He continued, “I am excited to have the opportunity to take my support of the council and its good work to the next level.”
Ian Kopelman is a nationally recognized figure in the field of employee benefits. In his private practice, he is responsible for all matters involving retirement and other fringe benefit programs for clients ranging in size from major publicly held corporations and public benefit plans to sole proprietorships and partnerships. With extensive experience in ERISA, Mr. Kopelman regularly counsels clients on plan implementation, administration, operation, and communication; designs and drafts both qualified and non-qualified retirement and deferred compensation plans; works extensively in the area of employee welfare benefit plans; and drafts master individual retirement account programs and employee pension benefit plans for banks, insurance companies, and brokerage houses.
Mr. Kopelman is also an adjunct professor of law at the John Marshall Law School and a frequent speaker who has written extensively in the area of employee benefits. The Leading Lawyers Network cites Mr. Kopelman as an Illinois Leading Lawyer. He is listed in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in American Law.
DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP is a business law firm of 1,350 lawyers in offices throughout the U.S., whose core practices are corporate and securities, litigation, real estate, intellectual property, and government affairs. Worldwide, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary has 2,800 lawyers in 49 offices in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, and Asia, offering leading practices in Commercial; Corporate and Finance; Human Resources; Litigation; Real Estate; Regulatory and Legislative; and Technology, Media, and Communications.
About the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America
The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA), a national non-profit association of 1,200 companies and their 4 million employees, advocates increased retirement security through profit sharing, 401(k) and related defined contribution programs to federal policymakers and makes practical assistance with profit sharing and 401(k) plan design, administration, investment, compliance and communication available to its members. PSCA, established in 1947, is based on the principle that “defined contribution partnership in the workplace fits today’s reality.” PSCA’s services are tailored to meet the needs of both large and small companies with members ranging in size from Fortune 100 firms to small, entrepreneurial businesses.
