Christopher S. Lockman,
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Christopher S. Lockman

Christopher S. Lockman

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June 8, 2022 Press Releases

31 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2022 Chambers & Partners Guide More

January 24, 2022 Media Mentions

Verrill Attorney Chris Lockman Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Northeastern Lawsuit Supreme Court Decision More Bloomberg Law

November 22, 2021 Press Releases

32 Verrill Attorneys Named 2021 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

May 27, 2021 Press Releases

32 Verrill Attorneys, Across Three Offices, Recognized in 2021 Chambers & Partners Guide More

November 9, 2020 Press Releases

35 Verrill Attorneys Named 2020 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

April 27, 2020 Press Releases

38 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2020 Chambers & Partners Guide More

January 22, 2020 Press Releases

Verrill Elects Four New Partners More

December 11, 2019 Press Releases

39 Verrill Attorneys Named 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More

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May 28, 2019 Media Mentions

Pension Lawsuit Puts Court Choice Test Back Before High Court More

September 17, 2018 Media Mentions

Healthcare Purchaser Alliance of Maine Focuses on Value Over Cost More

Firm Highlights

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2021 Year End Employee Benefit Plan Amendments

Health and Welfare Plans Employers that made available COVID-19 relief and benefit enhancements in 2020 – such as the increased carry over limit and extended grace period for health flexible spending accounts – need...

Verrill Attorney Chris Lockman Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article on Northeastern Lawsuit Supreme Court Decision

Verrill attorney Chris Lockman was recently quoted in the Bloomberg Law article Burst of 401(k) Fee Litigation Gets Boost From Supreme Court (2). The article details the Supreme Court's decision to overturn an appellate...

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Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation 2021 Summer Client Advisory

Click here to view as a PDF. This Client Advisory summarizes developments in the law governing employee benefit plans prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We explain what these developments mean for plan sponsors and...

Health Plans: PCORI Fee Is Due August 1, 2022

What is the PCORI Fee? The Affordable Care Act created a non-profit corporation, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (“PCORI”), to conduct research to help individuals, providers, and policymakers make better healthcare choices by advancing...

Advised Fortune 500 Company on Group Health and Welfare Benefit Plans

We were engaged by a Fortune 500 manufacturing company to provide legal and compliance services regarding its group health and welfare benefit plans. During the course of our representation, we have advised the company...

31 Verrill Attorneys, Across Four Offices, Recognized in 2022 Chambers & Partners Guide

IRS Announces New Pilot Program for Retirement Plan Audits

On June 3, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced a new pre-examination compliance pilot program beginning in June 2022. Under the pilot program, the IRS will notify a plan sponsor by letter that...

Department of Labor Guidance and Federal Initiatives Counsel a Wait-and-See Approach for 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries Interested in Cryptocurrency Options

On March 10, 2022, the Department of Labor published Compliance Assistance Release 2022-01, 401(k) Plan Investments in “Cryptocurrencies” . The Release strongly discourages the addition of cryptocurrency (and other digital asset) options to the...

DOL Signals Heightened Enforcement of Non-Quantitative Treatment Limitation Requirements

Introduction . When the U.S. Department of Labor issued its biennial 2022 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) Report to Congress earlier this year, it outlined significant noncompliance by health plans. (Full...

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Courts Expand on Rules Regarding the Protection of Retirement Plan Assets

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