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What Every Healthcare Lawyer Needs to Know About ERISA

Monday, October 6, 2025
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Overview

This session is designed to provide healthcare attorneys with practical tools to recognize when an issue may fall under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). From direct-to-employer agreements to wellness plans, ERISA issues can be easy to overlook until it’s too late. Learn how to identify key ERISA triggers and avoid common pitfalls.


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Craig Kovarik
Partner
Husch Blackwell LLP

Speaker

Craig is member and Practice Group Leader for his Firm’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation. Craig started his career has a CPA with a Big 4 accounting firm in San Antonio, TX before attending law school. Following law school, Craig joined the Firm’s benefit group in Kansas City, MO and has spent his entire legal career helping clients navigate complex tax, ERISA and related laws relating to compensatory benefit plans, contracts and other arrangements. He is a member of the Firm's Health, Life Science and Education (HLSE) industry practice group and represents employers, plan sponsors, hospital systems and other providers, payers and brokers, each of whom plays a critical role in the delivery of heath care benefits. Craig has received numerous awards and recognitions, including: Best Lawyers® Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law "Lawyer of the Year," Kansas City, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2009-2026 Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, 2024 and 2025 The Legal 500 United States Labor and employment: Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design, Recommended lawyer, 2025
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Virginia Mimmack
Partner
Jackson Walker

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Virginia Mimmack focuses her practice on providing comprehensive legal services to a broad spectrum of healthcare providers. She has extensive experience representing physicians, healthcare start-ups, and digital health organizations, as well as advising clients in the veterinary and optometry fields.
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