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Akin Gump Wins Pensions & Investments Eddy Award for Defined Contribution Plan

March 10, 2020Pensions & Investments

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(Washington, D.C.) – Akin Gump has been named a winner of Pensions & Investments’ 2020 Eddy Awards, an annual program honoring plan sponsors and service providers “that exhibit best practices in offering investment and financial education to defined contribution plan participants.”

The firm tied for first place in the ongoing investment education category for corporate plans with 1,000 to 5,000 employees, which recognizes plans that educate existing employees “on the investment options of a new or modified plan, or new employees about investment options of an existing plan.” Akin Gump also took third place in the financial wellness category, which honors efforts “that take a holistic view of employees’ financial well-being outside of traditional retirement programs.”

Award winners were announced at P&I’s annual East Coast Defined Contribution Conference.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers and advisors in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1945, the firm is proudly celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020. #AkinGump75

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