Stephanie D. Ahmad strives to help employers navigate complex benefits issues with confidence and peace of mind. Her practice focuses on employee benefits and ERISA, including health and welfare and retirement benefits. Stephanie has been recognized as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 in Benefit Plan Design. She has helped teams at Greenberg Traurig obtain recognition as a highly regarded firm in Benefit Plan Design and in ERISA Litigation. Stephanie works with a team of talented benefits and compensation practitioners, always with the goal of providing high quality support to clients.

Stephanie represents companies undergoing health benefits audits before the Department of Labor. She works with clients to meet compliance obligations and reduce the likelihood of or impact of an audit. Stephanie litigates ERISA cases in federal court, utilizing the GT platform to work in jurisdictions across the United States. She seeks to secure favorable outcomes for clients and is mindful of managing sensitive employee relations issues. Stephanie also supports mergers and acquisitions by performing employee benefits related transactional due diligence.

Stephanie has experience in the design, implementation, restatement, amendment, and review of health and welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans, fringe benefit plans, and retirement plans. She regularly counsels clients on compliance with health care reform, laws impacting benefits and benefit plans, and related tax implications. She also regularly advises clients on U.S. leave laws.