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Harold J Ashner
About Harold
Biography
Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
25%
14 years
Employee Benefits
25%
14 years
Mergers and Acquisitions
25%
14 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in District of Columbia for 41 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1984
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 49 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Keightley & Ashner LLP
700 12th Street N West Suite 700, Washington, DC, 20005
Law Offices of Harold J Ashner
One Metro Center, 700 12th Street Nw, Washington, DC, 20005
The Wagner Law Group A Professional Corporation
125 High St. Oliver Street Tower, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02110
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Experience
Honors
2011
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, SuperLawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1900 - Present
Partner, The Wagner Law Group A Professional Corporation
1984 - 2005
Asst. General Counsel (also Senior Counsel and Attorney), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Associations
2011 - Present
American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee, Bankruptcy SubcommitteeChair
2011 - Present
American College of Employee Benefits CounselAssistant Secretary
2008 - Present
American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Defined Benefit SubcommitteeCo-Chair
2008 - Present
American College of Employee Benefits CounselMember, Board of Governors
2006 - Present
American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Trust and Estate Division, Employee Benefits Group, Plan Transactions and Terminations CommitteeChair
2006 - Present
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employee Benefits Committee, Corporate Plan Terminations and Benefit Insurance CommiteeCo-Chair
2001 - Present
American College of Employee Benefits CounselFellow
1976 - Present
New York State BarMember
District of Columbia Bar
Member
American Bar Association
Member
Education
1975
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1972
State University of New York, Albany
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2007
Advanced Actuarial Conference
Dealing with PBGC Reporting and Plan Termination Issues
2007
Enrolled Actuaries Meeting
Implementing a Plan Termination: Standard, Distress, and Involuntary Terminations
2006
Practicing Law Institute
Dealing with Pension Plans of Bankrupt Plan Sponsors
2006
2006 MAY MEETING
Understanding the PBGC’s Role in Corporate Transactions
2006
Enrolled Actuaries Meeting
PBGC Premiums – Practical Pointers and E-Filing Demo
2006
Enrolled Actuaries Meeting
PBGC Update
2006
ALI-ABA
Update on PBGC Legislative and Regulatory Activity
2006
2006 Midyear Meeting
The Care and Handling of Defined Benefit Plans of Financially Distressed Companies
2005
Education Seminar
The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies
2005
2005 ASPPA Annual conference
Dealing with the PBGC
2005
Education Seminar
The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies
2005
Education Seminar
The PBGC in Distress: Legislative Reform and the Effects of Recent Bankruptcies
2005
Unknown
Update on Recent PBGC Regulatory Activity
2005
Center For Tax and Employee Benefits Alumni Meeting
Is There a Pension in Your Future?
2005
Web Luncheon Meeting
Dealing with the PBGC in a Changing Legal and Economic Environment
2005
Web Breakfast Meeting
Pension Plan Funding and the PBGC
2005
SFLERP Annual Symposium
Adverse Actions–Strategies and Pitfalls
2005
Luncheon Meeting
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Past, Present, Future
2005
Enrolled Actuaries Meeting
PBGC Update
2004
New York Employee Benefits Group Meeting
PBGC Update
Publications
2012
ASPPA asap (American Academy of Pension Professionals and Actuaries)
PBGC Extends Interim Reporting Relief to 2012 Plan Years
2011
ASPPA asap (American Academy of Pension Professionals and Actuaries)
PBGC Provides Limited Relief Regarding Premium Penalties/Premium Elections
2010
Legal Alert, Employee Benefits News (SourceMedia)
A Non-Bankruptcy Solution for Resolving Unaffordable Contributions
2010
Legal Alert, Employee Benefit News (SouceMedia)
Start Preparing for Increased Reporting to PBGC (co-author)
2010
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Sixth Edition (contributing author)
2010
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
Stealth Liability Lurks for Employers with Ongoing Pension Plans Who Downsize or Sell Businesses
2009
Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Employment Law, ABA (BNA)
Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2009 Cumulative Supplement (rewrite author and chapter editor)
2009
ASPPA asap, published by American Academy of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Issues PPA Guidance on Applying Minimum Lump Sum Changes in Standard Terminations
2009
Journal of Pension Benefits (Aspen Publishers)
Planning a Standard Termination -- A Checklist for Practitioners
2009
ASPPA asap (American Academy of Pension Professionals and Actuaries)
Small Plans with End-of-Year Valuation Dates: PBGC Premium Deadline Looms
2009
ASPPA asap (American Academy of Pension Professionals and Actuaries)
Small Plans with Missed Quarterlies: PBGC Drops Reporting Waiver
2009
Journal of Pension Benefits (Aspen Publishers)
When Pension Regulators Intervene in Your Corporate Transaction: United States Perspective
2009
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2010 Supplement (contributing author)
2008
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
PBGC Implements Flat-Rate Premium Increase, Termination Premium, and Small Employer VRP Cap
2008
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
Analysis of PBGC's Final Rule Implementing Variable-Rate Premium Changes
2008
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2009 Supplement (contributing author)
2008
Journal of Pension Benefits (Aspen Publishers)
Surprise -- You Just Missed a PBGC Reporting Deadline!
2008
Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Employment Law, ABA (BNA)
Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2008 Cumulative Supplement (contributing author)
2008
Journal of Pension Benefits (Aspen Publishers)
Beware of PBGC "Downsizing Liability"!
2008
ASPPA asap (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries)
PBGC Implements Variable-Rate Premium Changes
2007
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC Issues Guidance on Premium Changes
2007
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2008 Supplement (contributing author)
2007
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
Analysis of PBGC's Proposed Variable-Rate Premium Changes
2007
Aspen Publishers
PBGC Reportable Events: Traps for the Unwary
2007
ASPPA asap (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Issues PPA Transitional Guidance: Minimum Lump Sums and Standard Terminations
2007
Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Employment Law, ABA (BNA)
Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2007 Cumulative Supplement (contributing author)
2006
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC Issues Guidance on Premium Penalty Waivers: Practitioners Beware!
2006
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PPA Lump Sum Amendments in Standard Terminations: Watch Out
2006
Commerce Clearing House (CCH) publication
Pension Protection Act of 2006: Law, Explanation, and Analysis
2006
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Adopts New Liability Formula for Facility Shutdowns
2006
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC’s Final Rule on Liability for Facility Shutdowns Affects Downsizing Employers
2006
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC Issues Final Rule Mandating E-Filing of Premium Information
2006
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
Dealing with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
2006
ASPPA asap (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
Flat-Rate PBGC Premiums Increase
2006
Unknown
Counterparty Risk in Credit-Based Transactions with PBGC-Insured Defined Benefit Plans (co-author)
2006
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition, 2007 Supplement (contributing author)
2006
Employee Benefits Committee, Section of Employment Law, ABA (BNA)
Employee Benefits Law, Second Edition, 2006 Cumulative Supplement (contributing author)
2005
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC Updates its “Termination Liability” Mortality Assumptions
2005
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Termination Liability: Update to Mortality Assumptions Will Increase Interest Factors
2005
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC–Past, Present, Future
2005
Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) publication
PBGC Regulatory Actions: Facility Shutdown Liability, Mandatory E-Filing, and Mortality Assumptions
2005
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Mortality Update Would Increase Interest Factors
2005
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
PBGC Proposes Alternative Liability Calculation for Facility Shutdowns
2005
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
PBGC Moves Toward Mandatory e-Filing with New Regulations
2005
Pension & Benefits Reporter (BNA)
PBGC Proposes to Update its Mortality Assumptions
2005
ASPPA asap (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Rules Target Mandatory E-Filing
2005
Aspen Publishers
ERISA Fiduciary Answer Book, Fifth Edition (contributing author)
2005
ASPPA asap (American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries
PBGC Proposes to Require E-Filing of Section 4010 Employer Reports
2004
Dewey Publications (CD-ROM Training Module, co-author)
Drafting Disciplinary Charges
2003
The Federal Manager (Federal Managers Association)
Tips for Management Witnesses
2002
1998
Pension & Benefits Week (Research Institute of America)
Standard Terminations: A Practical Guide to the New Rules
1998
PA Times (American Society for Public Administration)
Discipline and Performance Cases: Winning on Appeal
1997
Dewey Publications
Representing the Agency Before the Merit Systems Protection Board: A Handbook on MSPB Practice and Procedure
1997
Pension & Benefits Week (Research Institute of America)
Standard Terminations: Dealing with Missing Participants
1984
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Representing the Agency Before the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board: A Handbook on MSPB Practice and Procedure (co-author)
1984
Federal Merit Systems Reporter (Labor Relations Press)
Discovery in MSPB Appeals (c0-author)
1983
Federal Merit Systems Reporter (Labor Relations Press)
Merit Systems Protection Board Appeals Arbitration: A Practice Guide