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Karen L. Kahn

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2009.
500 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 1000, P.O. Box 2168 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
(505) 848-1800
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kkahn@modrall.com
Firm: Modrall Sperling
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Modrall Sperling


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Phone Number (505) 848-1800

Karen Kahn concentrates her practice in ERISA and employee benefits law. For more than thirty years she has advised clients and drafted documents for defined contribution plans including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, ESOPs, traditional defined benefit pension plans, cash balance plans, Section 125-cafeteria plans, HSAs and HRAs, welfare plans including health insurance plans, wrapper plans, severance plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation plans. Karen provides legal counsel to more than 250 employee benefit plans.

Karen provides advice and counsel to employers, health insurance agencies and others on the implications of the Affordable Care Act on health plans and other employer-provided benefit plans. She also advises group health plans and physician practice groups on COBRA, HIPAA compliance, domestic partner benefits, and on regulatory compliance for healthcare providers.

In addition, she represents many clients filing under the IRS Voluntary Compliance Program and the Department of Labor Voluntary Fiduciary Compliance Program when retirement plans have compliance issues. Karen also advises on benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions.

Chambers USA has recognized Karen in the area of Employee Benefits and Compensation, and is seen by several clients as one of the leading practitioners in the state.  A client says, “Karen does excellent work, she is flawless and attentive.  She was always on top of the matter and did everything smoothly and quickly.  She pursued it with diligence and great success.”  Best Lawyers in America® named Karen 2017 Employee Benefits “Lawyer of the Year” in Albuquerque.  She is Chair of the firm’s Benefits/ Investments Committee, and is a shareholder in the firm’s Albuquerque office.

Before joining Modrall Sperling, Karen worked as in-house counsel for an international life insurance company, as director of benefits and counsel for a large healthcare organization, and in private practice in California and Albuquerque. She clerked on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Judge Harry Pregerson.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Pension, Health, and Welfare
Qualified Plans
Retirement Planning
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Karen L. Kahn
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Albuquerque (2021)
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Albuquerque (2017)
  • YWCA Women on the Move, 2001
  • Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Employee Benefits & Compensation, 2017-present
  • Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in Albuquerque in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2017
  • Best Lawyers in America® in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2009-present
Education
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Loyola Marymount University
Graduated 1982
Pitzer College
Graduated 1975
University of Southern California
Graduated 1976
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (505) 848-1800
kkahn@modrall.com
500 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 1000, P.O. Box 2168
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
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