H. Vicky Chen

Vicky Chen advises a broad range of public and private clients on their employee benefits related matters. She assists clients in amending and restating qualified retirement plan documents (including policies and procedures), preparing related employee notices and communications, merging or terminating retirement plans, filing determination letter applications with the IRS, and responding to IRS and DOL audits. She also addresses correcting plan failures under the IRS' self-correction program (SCP) and voluntary correction programs (VCP), and the DOL's delinquent filer voluntary correction program (DFVCP). In addition, Vicky advises on employee benefits issues in mergers and acquisitions as well as on retirement plans for nonprofit and government entities (457(b) and 403(b) plans).

Fiduciary governance practices are a concern of Vicky's clients, and she routinely attends clients' 401(k) committee meetings and advises on related issues.

A fluent Mandarin speaker, Vicky has published articles and spoken on various topics in the employee benefits space. Her pro bono commitments have included advising nonprofit corporations with their benefits issues and representing underprivileged children from foreign countries with their immigration issues.