About Van Olson

Over 25 years of practical ESOP experience

Van Olson, the principal of the Firm, has over 25 years of large law firm experience as a lawyer and partner in one of the top ERISA and employee benefit practices in the country. In 2008, Van established this Firm to focus on ESOPs and serve the ESOP community.

Van is a frequent author and speaker on all aspects of ESOPs. Of recent note, Van submitted articles and/or spoke at:

  • The Ohio Employee Ownership Center’s “ESOP Administration Forum: Diversification and More [Focusing on ESOP Sustainability], September 25, 2008, Cincinnati Ohio
  • The Seventh Annual Tri-State ESOP Conference, August 14, 2008, Clarkesville, Indiana, on "Keeping Your Mature ESOP Young"
  • The Indiana Chapter of the ESOP Association 2008 Round Table and Round Balls Event, February 1, 2008, Indianapolis, Indiana, on “Integrating Management Compensation and ESOP Repurchase Obligations”
  • The Indiana Benefits Conference, January 16, 2007, Indianapolis, Indiana, on "An Overview of the Impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, on Qualified Retirement Plans"
  • 2007 Round Tables & Round Ball Event, Friday, February 9, 2007, The Indiana Chapter of The ESOP Association, on "Issues for New ESOPs"
  • The Fifth Annual Tri-State ESOP Conference, August 22, 2006, on "Different Methods for communicating Your ESOP"
  • The Ohio Employee Ownership Center's ESOP Trustees and Fiduciary Duties Conference on May 25, 2006, on "ESOP Fiduciary Rules and Update."

Van is a long-time active member of The ESOP Association and the Administrative Advisory Committee of The ESOP Association, and collaborated on the writing of The ESOP Association Administration Handbook. Van also is an active member of the Indiana State Chapter of the ESOP Association and the National Center for Employee Ownership, and a long standing member and former President of the Indiana Benefits Conference. Van was born in Amityville, New York, graduated from Indiana University in 1974, with a B.S. in Finance, and received his J.D., magnum cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, in 1980.

 
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