Introduction
Annie Zhang is an associate in Nixon Peabody’s Corporate Practice group. She represents public and private companies and not-for-profits on matters related to employee benefits and executive compensation.
My focus
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
I provide ongoing advice to clients on a broad range of compliance issues, including with respect to ERISA, Internal Revenue Code, ACA, COBRA, and HIPAA for retirement and health and welfare plans. I also have experience with a variety of IRS, DOL, and PBGC filings and letter ruling requests, and successful resolution of plan errors under the IRS and DOL correction programs and governmental investigations and audits. Finally, I advise on the design and implementation of nonqualified and executive compensation arrangements.
Looking ahead
As the COVID-19 pandemic reshapes the way we do business and workplaces leverage technology to operate beyond location-based limitations, employee benefit programs will have to evolve rapidly to meet the needs of both businesses and their employees.
In the news
- Employee Benefit Plan Review
Managing increasing health and welfare fiduciary risks
Corporate partners Damian Myers of Washington, DC and Yelena Gray of Chicago, counsel Lena Gionnette of Rochester, and associate Annie Zhang of Washington, DC, all members of NP’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team, contributed this column, discussing how to manage increasing health and welfare fiduciary risks.May 1, 2024 - Journal of Compensation and Benefits
OTC COVID-19 test coverage requirements under group health plans
This article contributed by Corporate partners Damian Myers in Washington, DC and Yelena Gray in Chicago, and associate Annie Zhang in Washington, DC—all of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation team—discusses updated federal requirements for group health plans covering over-the-counter COVID-19 tests purchased by members without an order or clinical assessment from a healthcare provider.May 9, 2022
Admitted to practice
District of Columbia
Indiana
Illinois
Education
Washington and Lee University, B.A., cum laude
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Recognition
- Selected as a 2025 Pathfinder for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD)
- District of Columbia Courts’ Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll (High Honors in 2019 and 2020)
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Partner / Team Leader, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation- Rochester
- Office:+1 585.263.1012
- epaley@nixonpeabody.com
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