Cindy
J.
Ludwig
Practice Area Professionals
Compensation & Benefits Specialist
Atlanta
Business Phone:
404.885.3511
Business Fax:
404.962.6890
cindy.ludwig@troutmansanders.com
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Representative Experience
Review and restate plan documents; prepare amendments and plan descriptions for qualified defined benefit and defined contribution plans and welfare benefit plans.
Research plan qualification issues.
Assist clients with the correction of operational defects and participation in governmental compliance programs for employee benefit plans.
Prepare and submit filings to Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Perform coverage and non-discrimination testing.
Conduct plan reviews in corporate transactions; amend, merge and terminate plans involved in mergers and acquisitions.
Prepare and review Form 5500 filings.
Draft benefits communications materials for employees.
Work with clients on plan design, operation and administrative issues involved in management of employee benefit plans.
Assist attorneys in other qualified and non-qualified plan issues and projects.
Other Distinctions
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS), Issued March 2005. CEBS is an education and credentialing program through the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania that recognizes the attainment of critical knowledge in the field of employee benefits and compensation.
Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent (ERPA), Issued September 2009. The ERPA designation, awarded by the Internal Revenue Service for demonstration of special competence in qualified retirement plan matters, allows for practice and representation of clients before the IRS with respect to determination letter, annual report, and correction and compliance filings.
Qualified Pension Administrator (QPA), Issued November 2009. QPA is a credential sponsored by the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries that recognizes professionals who are qualified to perform the technical and administrative functions of qualified plan administration.
Work Experience
Compensation & Benefits Specialist, Troutman Sanders LLP, November 2000 – present
Benefits Specialist, Fisher & Phillips LLP, August. 1998 - October 2000
Benefits Consultant/Benefits Manager/Sr. Human Resources Rep., National Data Corporation, 1989 - 1998, 1981-1986
Manager of Retirement Benefits, Citizens & Southern Bank (now Bank of America), 1986-1989