Kutak Rock attorney Michelle Ueding presented at the Iowa-Nebraska ESOP Chapter 2015 Nebraska Mini Conference on October 27 in Grand Island, Nebraska. The topic was “The Role of a Fiduciary Committee.”

Ueding and co-presenter Charles Smith of First National Bank of Omaha provided information on recent activity by the Department of Labor and U.S. Supreme Court that redefined the fiduciary rules that apply to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The primary focus of the presentation was identifying plan sponsor responsibilities and using a fiduciary committee to fulfill those responsibilities.

Ueding is a partner in Kutak Rock’s Omaha office and a member of the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice Group. She concentrates her practice primarily on qualified plans, deferred compensation plans and ERISA issues relating to these arrangements. She assists clients with plan design, due diligence, fiduciary duties, administration, investment review, disclosure requirements, drafting plan policies and administrative procedures.