Catherine Reagan concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits, where she represents plan sponsors, trustees, and other fiduciaries in litigation and transactional matters, as well as helping them comply with the various federal and state laws applicable to employee benefit plans.

During law school, Catherine completed an internship with the Office of Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service in Washington D.C. in their Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Tax division, where she worked on guidance related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Catherine served as an Article Editor for the University of California Davis Law Review, and had her student note published, One Parent, Two Parents, Three Parents, Four? California’s Third Parent Law Should Go Back to the Floor, 52 U.C. DAVIS L. REV. 2165 (Apr. 2019).

Additionally, Catherine was the Asylum National Moot Court Competition Vice Chair for the Davis School of Law Moot Court Honors Board, and a Board Member for the Trial Practice Honors Board. In recognition of her written and oral advocacy skills in both of those programs, Catherine received the Order of the Barristers award and was invited to become a national member. Finally, Catherine received Witkin awards for the highest class grade in the courses Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, and Federal Income Tax.

Catherine is admitted to practice before the Northern and Eastern Districts of California.

RECENT AND UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

• Long-Anticipated Supreme Court Decision on Excessive Fee Pleadings Standards Sends Case Back to the Seventh Circuit — Hughes v. Northwestern University
• Participant Data: Plan Asset or Fair Game for Recordkeepers to Use to Market Non-Plan Products?
• Retirement Plan Relief in Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
• The IRS Extends Retirement Plan Payment and Filing Deadlines
• Groundhog Results Are In: An Early Spring Means It’s Time for Health and Welfare Spring Cleaning!
• The Final Frontier: Adding a Retirement Tier

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Developments in 401(k) Fee Cases, DOL Cybersecurity Investigations, and Cryptocurrency
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Cybersecurity Guidance and New Proposed Rule Regarding ESG Investments from the Department of Labor
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Emerging Theories of Liability in ERISA Litigation and Lessons Learned for Plan Fiduciaries