Christine Richardson Bio

Christy Richardson focuses her practice on employee benefits and executive compensation, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, retirement plans, and health and welfare benefit programs. Christy advises clients on all aspects of employee benefits, including drafting, designing and implementing, as well as handling operational, compliance and strategic planning considerations related to tax-qualified plans, such as 401(k) plans; non-qualified deferred compensation programs; health and welfare benefit plans encompassing wellness programs, reimbursement accounts (FSAs, HSAs and HRAs), severance programs, cafeteria plans; fringe benefit plans; bonus programs; and advice related to the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, Affordable Care Act, WARN Act, HIPAA and COBRA compliance issues. Christy has extensive experience advising plan fiduciaries on their obligations, including establishing governance procedures, mitigating risks and participating in fiduciary committee meetings. Christy also frequently negotiates contractual arrangements to effectuate benefits arrangements with outside vendors.