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Jun 18, 2025 - 11:30 AM (MT) - Season's in Old Town. 20 First Plaza NW, Suite 601, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
Hosted by Albuquerque, NM
About this Event
- Why business owners choose an ESOP
- What’s involved in setting up an ESOP
- Key responsibilities for running and maintaining an ESOP
Featured Speakers
Karen Kahn concentrates her practice in ERISA and employee benefits law. For more than 40 years she has advised clients regarding defined contribution plans including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, ESOPs, traditional defined benefit pension plans, cash balance plans, 457(b), 457(f) and 409A plans, Section 125-cafeteria plans, HSAs and HRAs, welfare plans including health insurance plans and wrapper plans.
Karen provides advice and counsel to employers, third-party administrators, and others on the changes in retirement plan laws, such as SECURE 2.0 and health plans and other employer-provided benefit plans. She also advises group health plans and physician practice groups on COBRA, HIPAA compliance, and domestic partner benefits.
In addition, she has represented many clients filing under the IRS Voluntary Compliance Program and the Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program when retirement plans have compliance issues. Karen also advises on benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions.
Chambers USA has recognized Karen in the area of Employee Benefits and Compensation, and is seen by several clients as one of the leading practitioners in the state. A client says, “Karen does excellent work, she is flawless and attentive. She was always on top of the matter and did everything smoothly and quickly. She pursued it with diligence and great success.” Best Lawyers in America® named Karen 2017, 2021 and 2025 Employee Benefits “Lawyer of the Year” in Albuquerque. She is Chair of the firm’s Benefits/ Investments Committee, and is a shareholder in the firm’s Albuquerque office.
Before joining Modrall Sperling, Karen worked as in-house counsel for an international life insurance company, as director of benefits and counsel for a large healthcare organization, and in private practice in California and Albuquerque. She clerked on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Judge Harry Pregerson