Christopher T. Collins

Associate

T: 312-609-7706 F: 312-609-5005

Chicago

Christopher T. Collins joined Vedder Price as an associate in the Employee Benefits Group. He counsels employers on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation law, including retirement and welfare plan design, qualification, compliance, COBRA continuation coverage and HIPAA privacy compliance.  He frequently advises employers regarding benefit issues in connection with merger and acquisition transactions and Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service correction programs.  Mr. Collins also represents companies and executives in the design and negotiation of executive compensation arrangements, non-qualified deferred compensation plans and other executive incentive plans.

Mr. Collins is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Junior Board for Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Chicago and was selected for inclusion on the 2009 and 2010 Illinois Rising Stars list, which features outstanding young lawyers in the State of Illinois.

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• HIPAA Breach Notification Rules
• Tax Risk Related to Independent Contractors
• Employee Benefits Briefing
• Medicare Part D Updated Guidance and Notices

• Employee Benefits
• ERISA Litigation
• Executive Compensation
• Executive Pension & Other Benefit Programs
• Legal Services for the Retail Industry
• Pension and Welfare Plans
• Plan Administration

• J.D., with high honors, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2002
• B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1996

• Illinois, 2002

• Past Co-Chair, Employee Benefits Committee of the Young Lawyers Section, Chicago Bar Association