The SEC recently fined GQG Partners, a Florida based investment adviser, $500,000 for language in their agreements with employees, candidates and a former employee that did not provide Whistleblower protection. These employment agreements agreements included confidentiality language that restricted the
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Sandra Cohen Named to Top 50: 2024 Women New York-Metro Super Lawyers
By Ador M
Cohen & Buckmann P.C. Co-Founder and Managing Partner Sandra Cohen has been named to the Top 50: 2024 Women New York-Metro Super Lawyers list.The list recognizes attorneys with the top 50 highest scores from the selection process for all women…
The ABCs of RMDs: A Guide to Required Minimum Distributions
Everyone has heard about required minimum distributions (RMDs) for retirement plans and IRAs, but few of us really know how they work. RMDs are the government’s way of limiting tax deferred savings and recouping some taxes.RMDs generally were established to…
Sandra Cohen and Carol Buckmann Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers Guide
By Sandra Cohen
Lawdragon has once again named Cohen & Buckmann P.C.’s managing and founding partner Sandra W. Cohen and founding partner Carol I. Buckmann to its 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide. The list recognizes the nation’s top advisors on…
Carol Buckmann and Gretchen Harders to Lead ERISA Fiduciary Best Practices Webinar for ABA’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
By Sandra Cohen
Cohen & Buckmann founding partner Carol I. Buckmann and partner Gretchen Harders will provide guidance to fiduciaries who manage ERISA-covered plans and their legal advisers in an Oct. 8 webinar for the American Bar Association’s Joint Committee on Employee Benefits.Buckmann…
Carol Buckmann to Moderate ERISA at 50 Webinar
By Sandra Cohen
Cohen & Buckmann founding partner Carol I. Buckmann is set to moderate an upcoming webinar on ERISA’s 50th anniversary, hosted by the Worldwide Employee Benefits (WEB) Network and co-sponsored by Cohen & Buckmann. The complimentary webinar, titled “Retirement Saving,…
What's Next for Non-Competes?
By Sandra Cohen
In a ruling that was predicted by many employment experts, a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas ruled on August 20, 2024 that the Federal Trade Commission cannot enforce its new rule (the “Non-Compete Ban”) that would have…
Cohen & Buckmann Attorneys Recognized in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
By Sandra Cohen
The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 rankings recognize more than half of Cohen & Buckmann’s attorneys as top leaders in their field. The rankings include the firm’s co-founder and managing partner Sandra Cohen, co-founder and partner Carol Buckmann,…
ERISA Plan Investment Committee Governance: Avoiding Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
By Ador M
EVENTEvaluating Fiduciary Risks and Avoiding Claims of Breaches by Investment Committee MembersThursday, September 5, 20241:00pm-2:30pm EDT, 10:00am-11:30am PDTCarol Buckmann and Gretchen Harders will speak at a Strafford webinar, a live 90-minute premium CLE video webinar with interactive Q&A that…
Takeaways from Dismissal of Anti-ESG Lawsuit Against New York City Pension Funds
The New York County Supreme Court has dismissed a case that challenged the decision by the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (“NYCERS”), Teachers’ Retirement System (“TRS”) and Board of Education Retirement System (“BERS”) to divest billions of dollars of…