Mimi G. Warner
Experience
Mimi advises both corporate and public sector employers on the design,
implementation and administration of all types of benefit plans and executive
compensation arrangements. Clients seek her guidance to help them realize the
maximum value from their employee benefit programs including qualified and
nonqualified retirement plans, health and welfare programs and other fringe benefit
programs. Mimi’s extensive merger and acquisition experience enables her to develop
strategies with an eye toward improving overall benefit design and plan
administration, managing costs, and providing successful employee communications.
Representative Work
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Advise Fortune 500 company with respect to ongoing administration of qualified
pension plan ($2 billion fund) covering multiple populations of acquired
Partner
employees, maintain favorable determination letter for the plan and oversee
correction of complex administrative errors discovered during post-merger
integration and transitions between administrators.
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Negotiate complex service agreements with benefit administration firms.
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Provide due diligence review of all benefit plans and executive agreements in
connection with a foreign company acquisition of a U.S. company, assist with
restructuring to improve profits for the acquired company, negotiate severance
with terminated executives, and assist with redesign and implementation of new
benefit plans, incentive pay plan and paid time off policies.
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mimi.warner@stoel.com
Education
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Antioch School of Law, J.D., 1981
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The Evergreen State College, B.A.,
Political Theory and Economics, 1977
Admissions
Service and Department of Labor.
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Conduct fiduciary training for corporate executives who serve on benefit plan
Revise fiduciary oversight structure for benefit plans.
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Review investment policies and negotiate agreements with investment advisors
and investment managers.
Revise executive benefit arrangements to comply with Internal Revenue Code
section 409A.
Advise state university regarding retiree medical plan design and retirement plan
compliance with Internal Revenue Code section 403(b).
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(206) 386-7500 fax
sponsor in connection with employee benefit plan audits by the Internal Revenue
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(206) 386-7628 direct
Conduct self-audits of employee benefit plans for employers and represent plan
committees.
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Seattle, WA
Advise plan sponsors on self-correction of administrative errors and negotiate
compliance statements with the Internal Revenue Service.
Washington
Mimi G. Warner
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Restate master trust agreement and prepare foreign investment documentation for pension plan investments in emerging
financial markets.
Professional Honors and Activities
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Listed in Best Lawyers in America© (currently: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law), 2009-2016
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Selected as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" (Washington) by Chambers USA (currently: Labor & Employment:
Employee Benefits & Compensation), 2010-2016
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Listed in Washington Super Lawyers® (Employee Benefits), 2013-2016
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Member, Washington State Bar Association
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Member, Pacific Coast Area TE/GE Council, 2008-present
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President, Board of Directors, Western Pension & Benefits Conference, Seattle Chapter, 1995-1997
Presentations
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Panelist, "Preparing for DOL/IRS Audit," Western Pension & Benefits Council Spring Seminar, Seattle, Washington, 2016
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Panelist, "Practitioner's Viewpoint: Turning the Tables - Practitioners Issues for DOL Consideration," TE/GE Joint Council
Meeting, 2015
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Panelist, "Preparing for DOL/IRS Audit," Western Pension & Benefits Council Spring Seminar, Seattle, Washington, 2014
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"Health Care Reform Update and Collective Bargaining" and "401(k) Plan Corrections," Health Care Reform and Advanced
Employee Issues, Stoel Rives LLP Seminar, Anchorage, Alaska, 2013
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"401(k) Fee Transparency - What's New in 2012," Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Seattle Chapter, 2012
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"The 401(h) Solution," Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Portland Chapter, 2008
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"Retiree Health Savings Plan 401(h), An Alternative Way to Fund for Post-Retirement Health Care Costs," Western Pension and
Benefits Conference, Portland Chapter, 2003
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"Employment and Benefits Rights Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA),"
Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Seattle Chapter, 2001
Civic Activities
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President, Board of Trustees, World Affairs Council, 2009
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Member, Board of Trustees, Girl Scouts Totem Council, 2000-2003
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Leadership Tomorrow, Class of 1991