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Tomer Vandsburger
Tomer advises employers with the design and administration of their employee benefit plans, including assisting with plan drafting and compliance issues, and responses to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) plan audits and assessments.
Tomer Vandsburger advises clients with Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Internal Revenue Code, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Affordable Care Act issues in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
Tomer also regularly advises health tech clients on HIPAA compliance issues throughout the development and implementation of digital health technologies. He also drafts HIPAA compliance policies and procedures, negotiates business associate agreements, reviews security breaches, analyzes breach notification options, and drafts responses to audits initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of both health tech and traditional healthcare clients.
Another focus of Tomer's practice is multiemployer pension plan (MEPP) issues for clients with unionized employees. He assists in reviewing the health and stability of MEPPs, develops strategies for addressing MEPP underfunding issues, and advises clients during the withdrawal process. A frequent author and presenter on MEPP topics, he is a contributing author to Bloomberg Law's Benefits Guide: Basics, Defined Benefit Plans, Collectively Bargained Multiemployer Pension Plans: At-Risk Plans.
Tomer also maintains an active pro bono practice, preparing U-Visa applications on behalf of domestic violence victims who are seeking documented status. He also drafts discharge status upgrade applications on behalf of veterans who have been discharged from the armed forces with an other than honorable or less than honorable discharge status.
Before law school, Tomer taught American history to middle and high school students in a Title I school in Brooklyn, New York. He currently serves on the board of directors for Launch, a Seattle-based nonprofit providing affordable before- and after-school and summer programming to students in Title I schools in King County, Washington.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- University of Washington School of Law, J.D., with honors, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, 2016
- University of Washington, LL.M., Taxation, 2016
- Pace University, M.S.T., Secondary Education, 2010
- University of Virginia, B.A., Government, 2008
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, Summer Associate, 2015
Additional Languages
- Hebrew
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal, Next Generation in Law series
Recipient of a Perkins Coie Pro Bono Leadership Award, 2022
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law, 2023-2024
Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, "Washington’s Rising Star", 2019-2024
Impact
Professional Leadership
- Community Day School Association (d.b.a. Launch), Board Member
- University of Washington School of Law Moot Court Honor Board Alumni Advisory Board, Secretary
Insights
News
Professional Experience
Sale of S.D.S. Lumber and Timber Holding
Represented S.D.S. Lumber Co. and S.D.S. Co., L.L.C. in their sale to Twin Creeks Timber, LLC, The Conservation Fund, and WKO, Inc.
Represented ThankView LLC in its Merger with EverTrue Inc.
Served on the deal team representing ThankView LLC in its merger with EverTrue Inc. and combined strategic investment by Rubicon Technology Partners.
Superfeet Sale to Westward Partners
Represented Superfeet Worldwide in its sale to Westward Partners.
Deschutes Brewery Asset Purchase
Represented Deschutes Brewery, Inc. in its acquisition of certain assets of Alein industries LLC (f/k/a Boneyard Beer LLC).
Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers
Represented Les Schwab Tire Centers, a 68-year old family-owned business and leading tire retailer and service center operator, in its sale to Meritage Group.
Sale of AdvisorEngine
Represented AdvisorEngine in its sale to Franklin Templeton. AdvisorEngine is a digital wealth platform and provider of technology and consulting services to more than 1,200 financial advisory firms in the United States that manage over $600 billion in assets.
Acquisition by nLIGHT
Represented nLIGHT, Inc. in its acquisition of Nutronics, Inc.