Ivelisse Berio Lebeau

Ivelisse Berio LeBeau has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of employee benefits law. Their most recent position is as the Vice President and General Counsel at National Employee Benefits Administrators, Inc., starting in December 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Partner at The Wagner Law Group from April 2020 to December 2022, where they advised employers, employees, and benefit plan sponsors on various aspects of employment and employee benefits law. From July 2007 to April 2020, they were an Attorney at Sugarman & Susskind, specializing in counseling trustee boards, representing fiduciaries in litigation, and providing compliance advice.

Ivelisse also has experience in legal publications, serving as Editor in Chief for various editions and supplements of Employee Benefits Law at Bloomberg BNA Books. Ivelisse held the position of Editor in Chief for the 2018 Supplements to Employee Benefits Law, 4th Ed., as well as the Fourth Edition of Employee Benefits Law published in 2017. Additionally, they were involved in editing the annual supplements to the 3rd edition of Employee Benefits Law from 2014 to 2015, and served as Co-Editor for the 3rd edition from 2009 to 2013.

Early in their career, Ivelisse worked as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, where they focused on breach of fiduciary duty enforcement actions under ERISA. Ivelisse also provided legal advice and training materials for investigators. Prior to that, they worked as an Associate Attorney at Brown Rudnick and as a Law Clerk for Chief Justice Joseph P. Warner of the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

Overall, Ivelisse Berio LeBeau has demonstrated deep knowledge and expertise in employee benefits law through their various roles, providing counsel, publishing, and enforcing compliance in the field.

Ivelisse Berio LeBeau earned a JD, cum laude, from Boston College Law School from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, they attended Mount Holyoke College from 1983 to 1987, where they obtained an AB in Psychology. In 1985, they briefly studied Law at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Ivelisse completed their high school education at Cardinal Mooney High School, earning a diploma from 1979 to 1983.