Christopher T. Collins

Associate

T: +1 (312) 609 7706 F: +1 (312) 609 5005

Chicago

Christopher T. Collins is a member of the Employee Benefits group. He assists employers on all aspects of employee benefits, focusing on retirement and welfare plan design, qualification and compliance. He frequently advises employers regarding benefit issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions and US 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, such as nonqualified deferred compensation plans and equity compensation plans.

Mr. Collins is an adjunct professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he teaches Employee Benefits Law. Mr. Collins was selected for inclusion from 2009 to 2012 in Illinois Rising Stars.

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• Medical Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage: The Forthcoming Mini-SPD
• HIPAA Breach Notification Rules
• Tax Risk Related to Independent Contractors
• Employee Benefits Briefing

• 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
• Adjunct Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology