Cristin M. Obsitnik
cristin.obsitnik dbr.com
Phone:
(312) 569-1303
(312) 569-1303
Fax: (312) 569-3303

About
Experience
- Advised on the implementation of a lump sum window for a defined benefit plan and a choice election program for union employees giving them the right to elect to continue participation in the defined benefit plan or receive enhanced benefits under the 401(k) plan.
- Analyzed nondiscrimination testing and plan design issues relating to controlled group and affiliated service group status of affiliated entities.
- Advised on the redesign of a supplemental executive retirement plan and defined contribution restoration plan, and moving from a pension based approach to a service-graded formula.
- Conducted training for investment and administrative committees on their fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA.
- Advised on ERISA 4062(e) issues related to a facility shutdown or sale.
- Advised on the use of a secular trust to fund severance benefits following a sale of assets.
- Represented an independent trustee in connection with the implementation of an ESOP by a meat distributor and the purchase of approximately 25 percent of the company’s outstanding common stock.
Recognitions
American Jurisprudence Award, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Awards Methodology (www.drinkerbiddle.com/content/awards)
Awards Methodology (www.drinkerbiddle.com/content/awards)
Credentials
Bar Admissions
- California
- Illinois
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, LL.M., 2005, with honors
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1997, cum laude, Loyola Law Journal
- Amherst College, B.A., 1993