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Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Offices

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
2200 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW
WASHINGTON DC 20037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
Visit website 1 202 955 1500 1 202 778 2201

Ms Jessica Agostinho

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+1 202 419 2110 jagostinho@huntonak.com

Work Department

Financial Services, Retail and Consumer Products, Tax, Executive Compensation/Employee Benefits, ERISA Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Jessica Agostinho advises clients on a broad array of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, the Affordable Care Act, HIPAA and COBRA. Jessica regularly works with clients on issues relating to retirement plans, including drafting and amending qualified and non-qualified plans, fiduciary compliance for plan administrators, and termination of pension plans. She has experience advising clients on a variety of health and welfare benefit issues, including compliance with new requirements under the No Surprises Act and other recent legislation and guidance.

In addition, Jessica also handles compensation and benefits issues arising in a variety of transactional contexts. She regularly works on M&A transactions, including negotiation of employee benefits representations and covenants, assisting with benefits transition issues, and advising clients on executive compensation issues arising under Section 409A and Section 280G. Jessica also advises on compensation and benefits aspects of employment agreements and severance arrangements. In addition, she frequently works with clients on negotiating employee benefit vendor contracts and HIPAA business associate agreements for employee benefit plans.

Memberships

  • Admitted to the District of Columbia and New York Bars
  • Member, American Bar Association, Tax Section, Employee Benefits Committee – Assistant Vice Chair, Mergers & Acquisitions Subcommittee

Education

  • JD, Columbia Law School, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, Managing Editor, 2010
  • BSFS, International Politics, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service, cum laude, 2005

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design

The ‘very responsible’ team at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is led by Anthony Eppert from the Austin office, and Jessica Agostinho in Washington DC. Eppert recently assisted clients in designing employee stock ownership plans and working on their employer stock funds within 401(k) plans. Agostinho often gives compliance advice, and recently worked on the termination of a defined benefit plan. Also working from Washington DC, the ‘extremely responsive’ Michelle Lewis advises clients on retirement and health plan compliance concerning SECURE 2.0 and CARES regulatory changes. Scott Austin retired from the firm in October 2023.

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP supports both public and private companies with the employee benefits and executive compensation facets of transactions, focusing on due diligence, negotiating representations, and ensuring post-transaction contractual and regulatory compliance. Anthony Eppert, co-leading the practice from Austin, focuses on executive compensation, employee benefits, and ESOPs, addressing associated tax, securities, and corporate governance concerns. In Washington DC, fellow practice head Jessica Agostinho offers expertise in tax-qualified retirement plans, ERISA compliance, and the due diligence of employee benefit plan documentation. Counsel Michelle Lewis, also based in DC, focuses on health and welfare plans, qualified retirement plans, and executive deferred compensation plans. Former co-head Scott Austin retired in October 2023.

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