Areas of Practice
Firm Management Positions
Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Chair
Honors and Awards
- Named to "The Best Lawyers in America" list, Employee Benefits Law, by Woodward/White, 2001 to present
- Designated one of Washington, DC's Super Lawyers, 2007 to present, Law & Politics
- AV Peer Review Rated, Labor & Employment Law, Martindale-Hubbell
Memberships and Affiliations
Vice Chair, ABA Employee Benefits Committee of Torts and Insurance Practice Section, 2010-2011
American Bar Association Taxation and Trial, Torts and Insurance Practice sections and Member of its Employee Benefits Committee
The District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Employee Plans Mid-Atlantic Area Pension Liaison Group
Charter Class of Fellows, American College of Employee Benefit Counsel
Employers Council on Flexible Compensation (ECFC) Flex Technical Advisory Council
ECFC's Charter Class of Professionals Certified in Flexible Compensation Instruction
Education
LL.M. (Taxation), Georgetown University Law Center, 1978
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1975
B.A., B.S., Rutgers University, 1972
Bar Admission(s)
- District of Columbia
Dan S. Brandenburg
- T: (202) 295-6644
- F: (202) 295-6744
- EmailDBrandenburg@saul.com vCard
For more than 30 years, Dan Brandenburg has advised clients on numerous aspects of employee benefits matters, including retirement plans, health and welfare plans and executive compensation. Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Mr. Brandenburg was the Managing Shareholder of Washington, DC-based Sanders Schnabel & Brandenburg PC, a firm well known for counseling clients nationally and abroad on employee benefits and tax-qualified pension plans.
Mr. Brandenburg is sought-out by clients for his extensive experience in and knowledge of pension and welfare plans, executive compensation (including stock-based plans and plans for tax-exempt organizations) and executive employment matters. He also has substantial experience with association-sponsored member service programs, representing both employers and individuals. He represents clients regularly before the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and helps clients with the IRS and DOL voluntary compliance programs, and to respond to audits and investigations initiated by IRS, DOL and PBGC.
In addition to being admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Mr. Brandenburg is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
News & Press Releases
- February 8, 2011
- August 25, 2010
- April 15, 2010
- March 4, 2009
Articles, Alerts & Newsletters
- March 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Daily
- February 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011International Pension Lawyer, Volume 73
- June 2011
- March 2011
- March 2011
- September 2010ECFC FLEX Reporter
- July 2010
- March 2010
- September 2009The ECFC FLEX Reporter
- September 2009ECFC FLEX Reporter
- July 2009
