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Evelyn A. Haralampu

The Wagner Law Group • Boston, MA
ERISA & Employee BenefitsFiduciary ComplianceRetirement PlansESOPsExecutive Compensation & Nonqualified Plans

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Contact

Email
jubao@lingying.com
Phone
617-357-5200
Address
Boston, MA, 02111, US

Professional

Bar Admissions
MassachusettsU.S. District Court District of MassachusettsU.S. Supreme CourtU.S. Tax Court

About

Evelyn Haralampu advises clients on a wide array of ERISA, employee benefits, executive compensation and related taxation issues, having headed the employee benefits practice of a prominent Boston law firm for a number of years. She counsels businesses on deferred compensation in succession planning, and handles employee benefits and executive compensation in business transactions. She advises plan fiduciaries on their legal duties, including avoiding prohibited transactions, negotiating service contracts with benefits providers, and correcting operational failures of employee benefit plans. She counsels employers in handling executive compensation, severance arrangements, separation agreements, equity plans, deferred compensation and tax-qualified retirement plans, and advises on related tax and employment issues. Evelyn counsels non-profits on governance issues, 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities, and 457(f) executive compensation plans. She advises on the privacy protection of health information under HIPAA, and data privacy matters under Massachusetts law. She represents clients before the IRS and U.S. Department of Labor. Evelyn has written many articles, has been quoted in many publications and regularly speaks at events on a wide variety of employee benefits and executive compensation issues. She has an AV® Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, was listed as a Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Go-To Lawyer, Taxation for 2024, has been named by The Best Lawyers in America© as a Best Lawyer in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law since 2013. Evelyn received an LL.M in taxation from Boston University School of Law and is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Wellesley College.

Credentials

Education
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts | | Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts | J.D. | Law Review: Suffolk Transnational Law Review, Editor | Wellesley College | B.A., Honors

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
AV® Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Go-To Lawyer, Taxation (2024) | The Best Lawyers in America© Best Lawyer, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2013-2026) | Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2006, 2010-2018)
Publications
["“Establishing Standing in Pension Cases for Fiduciary Claims,” Bloomberg Tax Management Memorandum, November, 2024", "“Loper Issues in Uncertainty as Courts May Reinterpret ERISA,” Bloomberg Tax Management Memorandum, September, 2024", "“After Chevron: ERISA Cases to Watch,” LAW360, August, 2024", "“Takeaways From Justices’ Redemption Insurance Decision (Connelly v. US),” LAW360, June, 2024", "“Repatriation Tax on Shareholders | Moore v. U.S.,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, June 2024", "“SCOTUS Clarifies Valuing Closely-Held Stock for Estate Tax Purposes | Connelly v. U.S.,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, June 2024", "“ERTC Moratorium,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, September 2023", "“Employee Retention Tax Credit and More on the IRS Fraud Alert,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, July 2023", "“Executive Compensation and Clawbacks,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, June 2023", "“Employee Retention Tax Credit in 2023,” Burns & Levinson Client Advisory, June 2023"]
Associations
Burns & Levinson Asset Management, Member of Investment Policy Committee | Burns & Levinson Retirement Plan Committee, Chair | New England Conservatory, former member of the Board of Overseers | Massachusetts Bar Associations Taxation Law Section Council, Current Member, former Chair | Boston Bar Association ERISA Committee, former Chair | Member, Employee Benefits Committee of the American Bar Association | UMass Boston Pension Project, Member, Board of Directors | American Bar Association, ERISA subcommittees
Speaking
“Compensation Planning in Business,” Panelist, Massachusetts Bar Association Webinar, December 2023
Updated: May 25, 2026