Lawyers / Professionals

 
Sally Doubet King       
Partner
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.849.3684
F: 312.849.3050
sking@mcguirewoods.com
 

Ms. Doubet King concentrates her practice in areas relating to compensation and employee benefits issues facing corporate employers, governmental employers and not-for-profit employers. She advises employers and financial institutions on ERISA Title I issues relating to structuring investment products, identifying investment advice issues, adopting appropriate fee arrangements, and assessing the trustee's or service provider's role in the modern financial services industry.

She also works with employers to design and implement qualified plans, welfare plans, fringe benefits and other compensation arrangements, focusing on plan administration, vendor negotiations and compliance initiatives relating to qualified plans and welfare plans. She assists employers in developing compliance protocols for various human resources functions, including COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, and flex plan administration and ERISA reporting and disclosure requirements.

Ms. Doubet King also serves as an adjunct professor in the Employee Benefits LLM program at the John Marshall Law School in Chicago.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named the "Chicago Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year," Best Lawyers, 2012
  • Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc., 2007-2012
  • Named an Illinois "Super Lawyer," 2006, 2008-2012

Previous Experience
  • Gardner, Carton & Douglas, Chicago, Illinois
  • Mayer, Brown and Platt, Chicago, Illinois

Publications
  • "As Washington Debates Health Care, Employers Must Make Choices" (co-author), Counsel to Counsel, November/December 2009
  • "Healthcare Reform Guide: Installment No. 2," McGuireWoods News, April 23, 2010
  • "Fatigue Factor: DOL Issues Yet Another Round of COBRA Subsidy Notices," McGuireWoods News, March 29, 2010
  • "Straight From the Heart: Guidance for Implementing Provisions of the HEART Act," McGuireWoods News, January 29, 2010
  • "Is Your Wellness Program In Jeopardy for 2010?" McGuireWoods News, October 29, 2009
  • "HIPAA Breach Notification Under HITECH: What Employers Should Do Now," McGuireWoods News, September 8, 2009
  • "FTC Finalizes Security Breach Notification Rules, HHS Delayed," McGuireWoods News, August 19, 2009
  • "Be Prepared: Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations Require Employer Action," McGuireWoods News, May 26, 2009
  • "Follow-Up On COBRA Subsidy: What To Do Now?" McGuireWoods News, March 23, 2009
  • "Trial and ARRA: New COBRA Changes Require Prompt Employer Action With Little Government Guidance," McGuireWoods News, February 17, 2009
  • "Employee Benefit Changes Included in Financial Bailout Law," McGuireWoods News, October 8, 2008
  • "The Harsh Consequences of Shoddy Claim Denials and Explanations of Benefits," McGuireWoods News, August 1, 2008
  • "San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance," McGuireWoods News, May 1, 2008
  • "IRS Guidance on Automatic Contribution Arrangements," McGuireWoods News December 17, 2007
  • "QDROs and Spousal Rights," Retirement Issues and Estate Planning, IICLE, 2007
  • "To Vest or Not to Vest?" McGuireWoods News, October 8, 2007
  • "IRS Modifies HSA Inflation-Adjusted Limits for 2007, Sets 2008 Limits," McGuireWoods News, June 18, 2007
  • "Small Health Plan HIPAA Privacy Reminder Due," McGuireWoods News, April 2, 2007
  • "End of Year Tax Act Expands Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)," McGuireWoods News, February 7, 2007
  • "DOL Revises Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program," McGuireWoods News, July 25, 2006
  • "Recap of News Bulletins for January to June 2006," McGuireWoods News, July 11, 2006
  • "Supreme Court Enforces Benefit Plan Reimbursement Provision," McGuireWoods News, May 17, 2006
  • "Benefits Issues for Domestic Partners," McGuireWoods News, April 6, 2006
  • "Reminder: March 31 Deadline for Medicare Part D Disclosures to CMS!" McGuireWoods News, March 20, 2006
  • "Medicare Part D - Watch Out for Phone Scam," McGuireWoods News, March 9, 2006
  • "HIPAA Electronic Security: Small Health Plan Compliance Date Approaching," McGuireWoods News, February 27, 2006
  • "Instructions for Medicare Part D Creditable Coverage Disclosure to CMS," McGuireWoods News, January 11, 2006
  • "IRS Issues Further Guidance on Cafeteria Plan Grace Periods," McGuireWoods News, December 9, 2005
  • "IRS Modifies the "Use-It-Or-Lose-It" Rule to Allow a Grace Period for FSAs," McGuireWoods News, May 26, 2005
  • "HIPAA Security Enforcement Procedures Issued," McGuireWoods News, March 28, 2005
  • "Questions and Answers on the Automatic Rollover Requirements Affecting Retirement Plans," McGuireWoods News, February 3, 2005
  • "Medicare Modernization Act: The Employer Response to Retiree Prescription Drug Benefits," February 2005
  • "FSAs, HRAs, HSAs: Alphabet Soup for Group Health Plan Sponsors," November 2004
  • "Benefits Issues for Domestic Partners," September 2004
  • "HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules - Employer Implementation," October 2004
  • "Ethical Considerations in Health and Welfare Representation," October 2004
  • HIPAA Privacy Rules - An Introduction for HR and Benefits Managers," December 2002
  • "Distributions and Rollovers Under EGTRRA," June 2001
  • "Ethical Considerations in Managed Care Programs," February 2001

Speaking Engagements
  • Moderator, "Healthcare: Tri-Agency Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Regulations Part II," DOL Speaks: The 2010 Employee Benefits Conference, National Harbor, Maryland, September 21-22, 2010
  • "Health and Welfare Regulatory Update," ABA Business Section, Fall Meeting, November 2009
  • Moderator, JCEB Panel, ABA Annual Meeting: Healthcare Reform and Recent Developments, August 2009
  • "Fiduciary Duties Checklist," Profit Sharing and 401(k) Council Midwest Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 2008
  • "Health and Welfare Regulatory Update," ABA Business Section, Fall Meeting, November 2008
  • "Fiduciary Liability: Best Practices," Profit Sharing and 401(k) Council Annual National Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2007
  • "Administration: It's Not Over Until It's Rolled Over," Profit Sharing and 401(k) Council's 59th Annual National Conference, Amelia Island, Florida, September 12-15, 2006
  • "Employee Benefits for Small Companies with 1-1,000 Employees," Profit Sharing and 401(k) Council's 59th Annual National Conference, Amelia Island, Florida, September 12-15, 2006
  • "HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance," ABA Business Section, Spring Meeting, March 2006
  • "QDROs and Spousal Rights," March 2005
  • "Medicare Modernization Act: The Employer Response to Retiree Prescription Drug Benefits," February 2005
  • "FSAs, HRAs, HSAs: Alphabet Soup for Group Health Plan Sponsors," November 2004
  • "Benefits Issues for Domestic Partners," September 2004
  • "HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules - Employer Implementation," October 2004
  • "Ethnical Considerations in Health and Welfare Representation," October 2004
  • "HIPAA Privacy Rules - An Introduction for HR and Benefits Managers," December 2002
  • "Distributions and Rollovers Under EGTRRA," June 2001
  • "Ethical Considerations in Managed Care Programs," February 2001

Professional Affiliations
  • American Bar Association, Business Law Section
    • Chair, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Committee
    • Chair, Health & Welfare Subcommittee of the Employee Benefits Committee
  • American Bar Association, Joint Committee on Employee Benefits
    • Chair, Technical Sessions Subcommittee (2009)
    • Vice-Chair, Annual Meeting Subcommittee (2009)
  • American Bar Association, Tax Section
  • Profit Sharing Council of America
    • Chair, Education and Communications Committee
 

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D.

  • Member, DePaul Law Review, 1988-1989

Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, B.A.

 
 

ADMITTED

Illinois 1989

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Galesburg, Illinois