Professional Biography

Kurt E. Linsenmayer Of Counsel

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.3458

    F +1.206.359.4458

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.3458

    KLinsenmayer@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Kurt Linsenmayer counsels clients on ERISA, federal tax and other rules applicable to 401(k) plans, qualified and nonqualified pension plans, other executive benefits and health and welfare programs. Kurt is committed to providing highly effective and responsive legal services, including through leveraging technology. His more than 30 years of legal practice experience includes serving as an in-house attorney of a Fortune 50 company, drafting and counseling advice to many public and private clients, and supporting all benefits related negotiation, diligence and integration aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings and other corporate transactions. Kurt also guides clients in responding to benefits claims and represents them before the IRS, U.S. Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Kurt is a frequent writer and speaker for various legal seminars sponsored by employee benefits organizations. He is a co-author of the industry-leading 401(k) Plans manual published by Thomson Reuters.

Chambers 2023-bl2024 Lawyer of the Year

Ranked by Chambers & Best Lawyers

Named “Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America, 2024
Ranked by Chambers USA 14 Years in a Row

Professional Recognition

  • Ranked in Chambers USA as “America’s Leading Lawyer" for Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits & Compensation Washington (Band 1), 2010 – 2023
  • Named by Best Lawyers in America as "Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year," Seattle, 2019, 2024
  • Listed in Super Lawyers Magazine, “Washington's Super Lawyers," 2010 – 2023
  • Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2006 – 2024
  • Peer Review Rated AV® Preeminent ™ in Martindale-Hubbell
    (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Professional Leadership

  • American Bar Association, Tax Section Member
  • Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Member

Related Employment

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Attorney
  • Judicial Extern for the Hon. Carolyn R. Dimmick, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

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