About George Kasper

George J. Kasper is a partner in the Labor, Employment Law and Employee Benefits practice where employers and plan fiduciaries seek his counsel on all types of employee benefit plans, including defined benefit pension plans, 401(k) and 403(b) plans, multiemployer plans, medical benefit plans, cafeteria plans, and disability plans.

Pulling from many years of diverse experience, George designs retirement and health care programs to meet the needs of today’s employers and their workforces. He has substantial experience with executive compensation issues and drafts non-qualified deferred compensation plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, severance plans, change-in-control agreements and stock-based compensation plans.

Employers seek George’s advice to work with them to manage the transition of employees and their benefits during and after a merger or acquisition, as well as ERISA issues stemming from investing in and structuring private equity and similar investments. He is sought after for his advice to employers and administrative committees on the fiduciary oversight of ERISA plans, including retirement plan investments, appropriate plan expenses, claims for benefits, self-funded health plans, and other plan administration issues. George has significant experience representing employers on IRS and Department of Labor audits and enforcement actions.

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association – Tax Section, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
Connecticut Bar Association – Tax Section Executive Committee, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (2014-2015)
Society for Human Resources Management, Southern Connecticut Chapter
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
New England Employee Benefits Council
Bridgeport Regional Business Council – Health Care Council
Council on Law in Higher Education
International Foundation of Employee Benefits

Community Involvement
Lifebridge Community Services, Inc. – board of directors (2021 – 2023), chairman (2014 – present)
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Fairfield County Chapter – past board member
Connecticut Retirement Security Board – past board member appointed by Governor

Honors & Recognitions
Named a Moffly Media Top Lawyer in Fairfield County, 2021, 2022 – Labor and Employment
Selected to Super Lawyers in Employee Benefits and Tax areas in 2006
Rated BV by Martindale Hubbell, a peer-review rating system for the legal profession