Kristina Ferris Salamoun

Employee Benefits

Kristina assists benefit plan clients with compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable laws, including COBRA, HIPAA, PPACA and SECURE Act. She advises plan sponsors and administrators on fiduciary matters and various government reporting and filing requirements. Kristina also negotiates and reviews service-provider contracts for employee benefit plans and drafts key documents such as summary plan descriptions, plan and trust amendments, and plan policies. In addition, she manages client responses to government investigations, and provides advice on the review of qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), power of attorney documents, subpoenas and subrogation matters.

Prior Experience

Kristina came to Faegre Drinker from a boutique employee benefits law firm in Washington, D.C., where she advised clients on plan administration and litigated multimillion-dollar disputes in federal court. While in law school, she was selected for the Peggy Browning Fellowship program, where Kristina worked on employment discrimination cases at a D.C. firm, including a large sexual harassment class action matter.

Personal Interests