Nancy Gerrie is a partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP and  Co-Chair of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice.  Nancy counsels clients on a variety of retirement plan and other employee benefit plan matters, including the design, amendment, administration and termination of pension, profit sharing, and 401(k) plans. Her clients include multinational manufacturing, technology, health care, retail, engineering and construction, and new media corporations, service businesses, partnerships, individuals, and tax-exempt organizations. She often represents clients before the IRS, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and Department of Labor. Nancy also advises clients on nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements, SERPs and other executive compensation matters, employee benefits in transactions, employee benefits in captive insurance arrangements, and fiduciary responsibility issues under ERISA, and international employee benefit matters. Nancy has been recognized as a leader in the field of employee benefits and executive compensation, in Best Lawyers and The Legal 500 United States. She speaks frequently before employer and professional groups on a variety of employee benefit issues, has taught Employee Benefits at University of Illinois Law School, and has authored a number of articles and publications on employee benefit topics. Nancy is a member of the Illinois bar.