Lawyer Bio : Elisa A. Cawood
Elisa A. Cawood
Charlotte
Elisa is an Employee Benefits/ERISA attorney having broad experience with both retirement and welfare plans and related compliance issues for a variety of clients.
Her experience includes:
- Advising clients on issues involving qualified and nonqualified retirement plans and welfare plans;
- Assisting clients with legal compliance and planning for employee benefit plans, including 401(k)/profit sharing, 403(b), defined benefit, ESOP, and cafeteria plans;
- Drafting and amending retirement and welfare plan documents;
- Analyzing business structures and relationships to determine presence of controlled or affiliated service groups;
- Analyzing legislation and IRS rulings requiring amendments to employee benefit plans;
- Preparing plan corrections and submissions under the IRS' EPCRS program and the DOL's Voluntary Correction Programs;
- Preparing determination letter applications for retirement plans with respect to required restatements and plan terminations;
- Advocating for and assist clients with IRS and DOL plan audits;
- Assisting clients with employee benefit issues arising from corporate acquisitions.
Contact
- (704) 331-4973
- (704) 444-8164
Professional Activities
Admitted to the bar, 2008, North Carolina; 2003, Florida; 2002, Missouri; 1999, Kentucky.
Education
B.A., 1996, Transylvania University, Accounting and Finance, magna cum laude.
J.D., 1999, University of Kentucky College of Law; Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal.
J.D., 1999, University of Kentucky College of Law; Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal.
Prior Legal Experience
Associate, Kane and Koltun, Attorneys at Law, Maitland, FL, 2003 – 2008.
Associate, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, 2001-2003.
Associate, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, KY, 1999-2001.
Associate, Thompson Coburn LLP, St. Louis, MO, 2001-2003.
Associate, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, Lexington, KY, 1999-2001.
Areas of Proficiency
- Employee Benefits
Practice & Industry Teams
Articles
News
Publications
Lawyer Articles
Client Alerts
- Important Deadline Approaching for Amendment of FSAs to Comply with Restrictions on Reimbursement of Over-the-Counter Medicines
- Last Chance for Correcting Code Section 409A Related Plan Document Failures in Nonqualified Deferred
- Health Care Reform Legislation Guidance Issued on Coverage of Preventive Health Services Applicable to Non-Grandfathered Health Plans
- Health Care Reform Legislation Guidance Issued on Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections
- Government Issues Important Guidance on Grandfathered Plans Under Recent Health Care Reform Legislation
- IRS Issues 401(k) Questionnaire as Part of Compliance Check; IRS to Focus on Certain Compliance Issues in Plan Examinations This Year
- Health Care Reform Legislation Becomes Law - Many Provisions Effective This Year - Employers Need to Take Action
- Action Required: HIPAA Security Breach Notification Rules Effective September 23, 2009, Additional HITECH Act Provisions Effective Early Next Year
- Treasury Issues New TARP Compensation and Governance Standards
- Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 Affects Special Enrollment Rights Under Group Health Plans
- Treasury Issues New EESA Executive Compensation Guidance
- IRS Issues Final ESPP Regulations and Reporting Requirements for ISOs and ESPPs
- Impact Of The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act Of 2008 On Executive Compensation Design
- IRS Issues Proposed ESPP Regulations
- Important Deadline Under Section 409A Approaching For Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans and Faculty Members of Academic Institutions