Amy M. Gordon

Amy Gordon regularly advises clients on their self-funded and insured health plans, wellness programs, and on-site clinics. She also handles fiduciary issues, including prohibited transactions and other ERISA Title I matters and represents clients before the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration.

Amy assists clients in designing and maintaining compliant flexible benefit, life, medical, dental, pharmacy, employee assistance programs (EAP), educational assistance, disability, supplemental health, severance, health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, and other types of welfare plans. She also consults with clients regarding the design and compliance of wellness programs and initiatives. She has extensive experience with assisting clients who transition their employees and/or retirees to the public and private Marketplace Exchanges.

Amy also provides guidance on retiree benefit plans, including Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) liability issues and funding options.

Previously, Amy served as in-house counsel to Prudential Financial, formerly Prudential Insurance Company of America. She advised Prudential on its current and new products, including long-term and short-term disability, health insurance, life insurance, guaranteed products, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and pension plan investments. She also represented the company in various fiduciary and prohibited transaction matters. Before that, she worked in the New York Regional Office of the Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), formerly the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA). During her EBSA tenure, she prepared a number of high-profile civil and criminal litigation actions brought by the Department of Labor and the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Good to know

Job Types Partner
Areas of Practice 1) Executive Compensation, 2) Healthcare, 3) Investment Law and 4) Labor & Employment
Law School Hofstra University School of Law (J.D.,1991)
Education The Pennsylvania State University (B.S.,1988)
Bar Member / Association New Jersey State Bar Association, New York State Bar Association,Illinois State Bar Association
Most recent firm Winston & Strawn LLP
LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-gordon-14a2391/
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