David C. Kaleda is a principal in the Fiduciary Responsibility practice group.  Mr. Kaleda has an extensive background in the employee benefits and financial services sector.  His broad range of experience includes handling fiduciary matters impacting plan sponsors, investment and other fiduciary committees, investment managers/advisors, recordkeepers and other service providers.  For example, he advises clients on the avoidance and resolution of prohibited transaction issues, the structuring of alternative investment funds (including "plan asset" funds, real estate operating companies, and venture capital operating companies), and day-to-day compliance issues arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code in the conduct of their businesses.  He also has substantial experience dealing with tax issues involving qualified plans and representing clients before the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS).  Mr. Kaleda is a frequent speaker and author on a range of employee benefits-related topics.  In December of 2011, Mr. Kaleda was appointed by the Secretary of Labor to the DOL's ERISA Advisory Council for a three-year term (2012-2014).

Publications

"Do You Really Want to Do That? IRAs and the Prohibited Transaction Provisions," The Investment Lawyer, May 2012

"Should You Have a Formal ERISA Compliance Program?," NSCP Currents, August 2012

"Disclosure of Compensation by RIAs to ERISA Plans: Are You Ready?," IAA Newsletter, July 2011

"Are You Ready to Comply with the DOL’s New Disclosure Regime?," The Investment Lawyer, January 2011

"The Great Recession: Fiduciary Lessons Learned from the Financial Crisis," The ASPPA Journal, July 2010

"Reviewing Your Fidelity Bond: What You Need to Know," The ASPPA Journal, June 2009

"Look Mom and Dad, No Hands: Developments in U.S. Pension Law Pertaining to Default Investment of Plan Assets," Journal of the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, October 2008

"Target-Date Retirement Funds in the Crosshairs: Part One," Benefits Law Journal, September 2009

"Environmental, Social and Governance Issues, Corporate Social Responsibility and Socially Responsible Investing: A U.S. perspective," Journal of the International Pension & Employee Benefits Lawyers Association, July 2009