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Russell A. Gaudreau, Jr.
Partner
Ropes & Gray
One International Place
Boston, MA 02110-2624
T + 1-617-951-7261
F + 1-617-235-0039
+ 1-617-951-7835 secretary
E-mail
Washington, DC
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+ 1-202-508-4601
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Practice
Russ Gaudreau, a partner in the Tax & Benefits Department since 1979, heads Ropes & Gray’s employee benefits consulting and actuarial practice. Russ concentrates on retirement plan and executive benefit matters and practices in our Boston and Washington, D.C. offices.
Professional Experience
He is the former managing partner of our Washington, DC office. He maintains close contacts with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) representatives in Washington, D.C and frequently obtains private letter rulings, closing agreements, and advisory opinions for the firm’s clients from both the IRS and DOL. He has concentrated in employee benefits law for thirty-five years.
Honors & Awards
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The Best Lawyers in America (1987-2009)
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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2006-2008)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Director and Founder, New England Employee Benefits Council
- Long-time member, Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program
- Member, Georgetown University Law Center faculty, where he teaches courses on pension, profit-sharing, and other deferred compensation arrangements
- Member, American Law Institute of the American Bar Association faculty
- Director and former president, Parents' & Children's services
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Committee on Employee Benefits of the Tax Section)
- American College of Employee Benefits Counsel, founding member
- Boston Bar Association
- Washington D.C. Bar (Employee Benefits Tax Study Group, Employee Benefits Committee, ERISA Committee)
Bar Admissions
- Washington, D.C., 1991
- Massachusetts, 1968
Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
Education
- 1969,
LL.M. (Tax Law), New York University School of Law
- 1968,
J.D., Suffolk University Law School
- 1965,
B.A., University of Massachusetts
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