Robert Wilansky
ROBERT WILANSKY, received his Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland; Juris
Doctor, Southwestern University School of Law; LLM, Taxation, Georgetown
University Law Center. He served with the Internal Revenue Service, Washington,
D.C., and reviewed master and regional prototype and volume submitter DC and DB
plans for satisfaction of requirements under IRC. §401(a) et seq., researched
and drafted technical advice memorandum for IRS Division Director and Assistant
Director, in response to issues raised by Members of Congress and
practitioners, researched and drafted IRS response to private letter ruling
requests, taught continuing education courses to IRS employees regarding
changes to IRC under TRA 86. Mr. Wilansky was with the prominent Maryland law
firm of Smith, Somerville & Case. While there he amended clients’
benefit plans to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
of Internal Revenue Code, drafted and implemented deferred compensation and
stock incentive plans under IRC §§83, 422, and 423, developed and amended
public sector retirement DC and deferred compensation plans under IRC §457,
submitted requests to IRS for determination or termination of tax-qualified
plans. While at Muldoon, Murphy & Faucette, he analyzed and amended merger/acquisition
documentation as regards to employee benefit plan issues and negotiated resolution
of benefit issues, drafted corporate board resolutions and employee benefit
plan operational and administrative documents, developed employment agreements
for executives, reviewed and revised clients’ benefit plans under IRC
§§125 and 129. Also, while at Deloitte & Touché, he advised clients with
respect to tax and management issues related to establishment and initiation of
new communication services and providers, provided advice to start-up
communication clients regarding tax and benefit merger and acquisition issues,
conducted client communication meetings for rollout of new and/or amended
employee benefits plans, developed and implemented various stock plans
including stock bonus plans, incentive and non-incentive option plans,
restrictive stock plans and employee stock purchase plans, researched and
advised issues concerning accounting and securities requirements that affect
benefit plans, drafted corporate board resolutions and amendments and
employment agreements for executives and employees and advised clients regarding
ERISA requirements, including fiduciary responsibility and party-in-interest
requirements.