Philip L. Mowery

Shareholder

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Chicago

Chair, Employee Benefits Group

Philip L. Mowery joined the Chicago office of Vedder Price in the Employee Benefits group in 1988 and became a Shareholder in 1995. He counsels a variety of corporations in the manufacturing and service industries on all aspects of employee benefits law, including the design, tax qualification, legal compliance, interpretation and communication of retirement plans and welfare benefit plans. He also counsels employers and executives in the negotiation and implementation of executive compensation agreements and programs.

Mr. Mowery is a member of the American Bar Association and is a frequent speaker before legal and other professional organizations. Mr. Mowery was selected for inclusion in 2006, and from 2009 to 2012 in Illinois Super Lawyers. In addition, he received a "BV Distinguished" Peer Rating in Martindale-Hubbell.

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• Department of Labor Interim Guidance on Electronic Disclosure of Fee Information
• Medical Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The Forthcoming Mini-SPD
• Preventive Services for Women: New HHS Guidance
• Charles B. Wolf, Philip L. Mowery Comment on Affordable Care Act in New York Times

• Company Representation
• Compensation Committee Consulting
• Employee Benefits
• ERISA Litigation
• Executive Compensation
• Executive Pension & Other Benefit Programs
• Individual Executive Representation
• Pension and Welfare Plans
• Plan Administration
• Subprime Lending and Mortgage Task Force

• J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1988
• A.B., University of Chicago, 1985

• Illinois, 1988
• US District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1989
• US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1989
• US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1991

• Member, American Bar Association

Recent Publications

• Co-author, "Medical Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The Forthcoming Mini-SPD," Employee Benefits Briefing, August 31, 2011
• Co-author, "Preventive Services for Women: New HHS Guidance," Employee Benefits Briefing, August 5, 2011
• Co-author, "Reporting the Cost of Health Care Coverage: More for the W-2," Employee Benefits Briefing, April 19, 2011
• Co-author, "Roth Conversions Inside Savings Plans: Option Now Available," Employee Benefits Briefing, September 30, 2010
• Co-author, "Health Care Dependent Coverage Regulations Issued," Employee Benefits Briefing, May 21, 2010
• Co-author, Retiree Reinsurance Regulations Issued: Program Effective June 1, 2010," Employee Benefits Briefing, May 12, 2010
• Co-author, "IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Health Care Coverage for Adult Children Under Age 27," Employee Benefits Briefing, April 30, 2010
• Co-author, "New Stopgap Extension of COBRA Subsidies—Further Extension Pending," Employee Benefits Briefing, April 19, 2010
• Co-author, "Health Care Reform Enacted: Reconciliation Continues," Employee Benefits Briefing, March 23, 2010
• Co-author, Health Care Reform Enacted...Now the Learning Curve Begins," The Illinois Manufacturer, Spring 2010
• Co-author, "The Senate's Turn at Shaping Health Care Reform—Reconciliation Awaits," Employee Benefits Briefing, January 2010
• Co-author, "Health Care Reform Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives—Future Unknown," Employee Benefits Briefing, November 2009