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Friedrich, Ira S.
Briggs & Morgan
2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phone: 612.977.8465 (Business Phone)
Fax: 612.977.8650 (Business Fax)
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Websites associated with this firm:http://www.briggs.com/Summary
Current Employment Position(s)
; Labor and Employment
Lawyer Overview
Ira is a shareholder in the firm of Briggs and Morgan, Professional Association. He is based in our Minneapolis office and is a member of the Labor and Employment Section. He is head of the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Group. Ira practices principally in the areas of:
- Executive compensation: design and implementation of equity-based compensation arrangements including stock option plans, restricted stock, phantom stock plans and compliance with Section 409A
- Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions: negotiation and due diligence related to benefit plans in business mergers, initial public offerings, acquisitions and dispositions, including multiemployer withdrawal liability
- Tax-qualified plans: design and implementation of all types of qualified plans, including 401(k) plan, 403(b) plan, 457 plan and defined benefit plans
- Welfare benefit plans: advice regarding the design and implementation of HSAs, wellness plans, severance and cafeteria plans, and claim administration
- HIPAA privacy and security: counsel to health plans and health care providers regarding responsibilities established under HIPAA
- Plan assets: counsel to fiduciaries on their responsibilities, including the holding of company stock and the investment of plan assets
- ERISA litigation: counsel to employers and fiduciaries contemplating or facing litigation
Ira is the author of several articles on employee benefits that have appeared in national trade publications and also speaks regularly on current employee benefit topics.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Ira attended Northwestern University and graduated with a B.S. in communication studies. He received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Ira practiced law in Atlanta before joining Briggs in 2005.
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment
- Employee Benefits
- ERISA Litigation
West Practice Categories
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Immigration & Naturalization Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 2005
- Illinois
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Former Member, Tax Section
Education
- Case Western Reserve University Law School,
1983
J.D. - Northwestern University,
1979
B.S.
Articles
Published Works
- Alert - Employee Benefit Cost of Living Adjustments
- ALERT - Premium Assistance for COBRA Benefit, 2009
- ALERT - Jan. 31 Reporting Requirement Deadline Regarding ISOs and ESPPs, 2009
- ALERT - 2009 Cost-of-Living Adjustments, 2009
- ALERT - Supreme Court Expands Liability for 401(k) Plan Fiduciaries, 2008
- ALERT - 2008 Cost-of-Living Adjustments, 2008
- HIPAA Compliance Deadline Fast Approaching, 2007
- ALERT - Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Retirement Provisions), 2006
- Charging Plan Expenses to Participants, 2003
- Premiums for Long Term Disability: To Tax or Not to Tax – or Both?, 2003
- Blackout Rules Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 2003
Office Information
Address
2200 IDS Center
80 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Phones
612.977.8465 (Business Phone)
Faxes
612.977.8650 (Business Fax)
Emails
Contact Us (Business Email)