Experience

Groom Law Group, Chartered

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Principal

  • Jan 2015 - Present

• Of Counsel

  • Jul 2011 - Present

  ERISA Title I Practice



ING Nederland

• Netherlands
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chief Counsel

  • Dec 2000 - May 2012

  Supervise team of attorneys and para-professionals providing legal support to ING's retirement services businesses. Responsible for identification, analysis and resolution of legal and regulatory issues affecting 401(k), 457 and 403(b) business lines, including ERISA, securities, tax and state insurance laws. Provide counsel and advice on all aspects of product development, RFP responses and policy form drafting related to the company's group fixed and variable annuity products. Also serve as lead stable value attorney with particular expertise in guaranteed separate account and synthetic products.



Aetna Life and Casualty Company

• Counsel

  • Jan 1990 - Jan 2000

  Counseled Aetna's 403(b) tax deferred annuity and 457(b) deferred compensation plan businesses. Focused on issues involving product sales to state and local government defined contribution plans, including RFP responses and contract negotiations with major customers.Counsel, Large Case Pensions Group, Aetna Law Department. Counseled on legal and regulatory matters arising out of Aetna's large case defined benefit and the defined contribution business. Counseled on issues related to the development of various alternative stable value product offerings, including synthetic GIC structures.



Murtha, Cullina

• Associate

  • Jan 1986 - Jan 1990

  Assisted on a broad variety of corporate and securities transactions representing closely held and public clients. Concentrated in project finance-related debt transactions on behalf of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, a major client of the firm. Assisted on a broad variety of corporate and securities transactions representing closely held and public clients. Concentrated in project finance-related debt transactions on behalf of the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority, a major client of the firm.