Overview
Kaushik Goswami is a member of the Employment & Benefits practice primarily helping clients on fiduciary issues related to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Kaushik advises clients on ERISA issues arising in structured finance transactions, including note and certificate offerings. He counsels sponsors of private funds on the consequences of accepting investments by benefit plan investors, including structuring and operating private funds as to qualify for an exception to holding ERISA plan assets. He also regularly represents pension investors in side letter negotiations and other issues related to investment in private funds and alternative investments.
Prior to joining the firm, Kaushik worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel for the Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes).
Kaushik advises clients on ERISA issues arising in structured finance transactions, including note and certificate offerings. He counsels sponsors of private funds on the consequences of accepting investments by benefit plan investors, including structuring and operating private funds as to qualify for an exception to holding ERISA plan assets. He also regularly represents pension investors in side letter negotiations and other issues related to investment in private funds and alternative investments.
Prior to joining the firm, Kaushik worked as an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel for the Associate Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits, Exempt Organizations, and Employment Taxes).
Education
- Columbia Law School, JD, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
- University of Arizona, BA, magna cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia