SEND AN E-MAIL TO THIS FELLOWLori T. Oliphant
Dallas, TX
Lori Oliphant is the Managing Member of the Dallas office at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC and focuses her practice on employee benefits and compensation matters and has extensive and in-depth experience related to these areas. She is well-versed in Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) issues and tax implications under the Internal Revenue Code of these arrangements and helps companies navigate through and comply with the regulatory requirements of ERISA and the Code. Lori assists clients with the implementation, administration, and termination of benefit programs, including tax-qualified retirement plans, as well as health and welfare plans.
Lori assists clients in the structuring and preparation of equity incentive arrangements, deferred compensation arrangements, nonqualified plans, and related executive compensation programs. She works with a broad and diverse group of clients including Fortune 500 companies, privately-held companies, governmental entities, tax-exempt entities, private investment funds, real estate funds, and investment managers.
Lori’s clients rely on her knowledge, experience, and commitment to providing excellent service to work through sometimes complex employee benefits and compensation matters. She represents clients before various governmental entities, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), as well as the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
Lori is a board member of the American Bar Association (ABA) Joint Council on Employee Benefits. In addition, Lori is a board member for the TE/GE Council. She also is a former co-chair for the ABA Employee Plans Committee, a former chair for the ABA Fiduciary Responsibility Administration and Litigation Subcommittee, a former board member of the Southwest Benefits Association and a former board member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals, Dallas Chapter. She has also been recognized as The Best Lawyers in America®, Employee
Benefits (ERISA) Law since 2019.
Lori earned her J.D. the University of Florida Fredric G. Levin College of Law, her LL.M. from the University of Houston Law Center, and her B.S. from Florida State University.
