Cooley LLP

https://www.cooley.com/people/steve-flores

Program Year

Fellow: 2016

Areas of Practice

• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Benefit Plan Governance
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Employee Benefits
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Employee Compensation
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > ERISA Fiduciary Duties & Plan Investigations
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > ERISA Litigation
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Executive Compensation/Incentives
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Health & Welfare Plans
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Pensions
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Profit-Sharing & 401(k) Plans
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Stock-Based Qualified Plans
• ERISA/Benefits & Compensation > Tax-Qualified Pension
• Healthcare > Health Reform
• Healthcare > Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, & Joint Ventures
• Healthcare > HIPAA
• Labor & Employment > Collective Bargaining Negotiations
• Labor & Employment > Employee Benefits
• Labor & Employment > Employee Compensation
• Labor & Employment > Executive Compensation/Incentives
• Labor & Employment > Pensions
• Labor & Employment > Plan Termination Counseling
• Mergers & Acquisitions > Private Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions > Public Equity
• Mergers & Acquisitions > Financial Institutions
• Mergers & Acquisitions > Joint Ventures
• Mergers & Acquisitions > Energy M&A
• Privacy & Data Security > HIPAA Privacy & Security
• Privacy & Data Security > Privacy & Data Breach Security Litigation
• Tax > Compensation and Benefits
• Tax > Employment Tax

Leadership Positions

- The Chicago Police Board: Board Member (former) - Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Board Member, Executive Committee, Chair of Governance Committee - The Chicago Committee: Board Member, Executive Committee, Vice Chair - Winston & Strawn: Chair of Retention and Promotion Sub-Committee of the firm's Diversity Committee; Founder and Co-Chair of Latina/o Lawyer Alliance at Winston (LLAW) [Prior Experience] - Illinois State Bar Association: Ex-Officio of Employee Benefits Section Council - National Hispanic Bar Association: Deputy Regional President for Region IX (IL, IN, WI, MI); Chair of Awards Committee (2014-2018) - Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI): Board Member (2017/2018); Chair of Board of HLAI Charities (2017/2018) - Adjunct Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

Law School

University of Illinois College of Law