Judy Burdg

Shareholder, Practice Group Leader

(918) 574-3087 | judy.burdg@mcafeetaft.com | Tulsa
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Bio overview

Judy Burdg is the leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group and an ERISA attorney whose practice encompasses a broad range of employee benefits matters involving retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive compensation. Much of her employee benefits practice is focused on the design, implementation and administration of various forms of retirement and health plans, including 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, collectively-bargained pension plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), employer-sponsored health plans and wellness programs.

As part of her practice, Judy counsels clients on compliance issues with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor and represents them in agency matters involving plan investigations and audits, governmental reporting, requests for qualified plan determinations, and voluntary correction program submissions. She also advises clients on complex compliance matters related to the implementation of the multi-faceted Affordable Care Act as well as HIPAA, COBRA and USERRA.

A portion of her practice is dedicated to handling employee benefit matters related to corporate mergers and acquisitions.

Judy graduated cum laude from the Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2012 and worked in private practice while earning a master of laws degree in taxation from the University of Florida the following year. Her prior career experience includes serving as assistant general counsel with the Protest/Litigation Section of the Oklahoma Tax Commission and as assistant general counsel of a Tulsa-based international consulting and software group of companies.

Judy’s achievements have earned her inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (employee benefits (ERISA) law).

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Experience, Honors, & Awards

Representative Experience

  • Assists clients with the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans, nonqualified retirement plans, and health and welfare plans.
  • Advises clients regarding health and welfare plans, including COBRA and HIPAA compliance, healthcare reform issues, multiple-employer welfare arrangements, and ERISA compliance issues.
  • Prepares and negotiates voluntary correction filings with the IRS under the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) for qualified retirement plans.
  • Represents clients before the IRS during investigations and in plan determination requests.
  • Represents clients before the U.S. Department of Labor during investigations and in correcting plan errors.
  • Conducts due diligence on employee benefits issues related to mergers and acquisitions.
  • Represented Reasor’s LLC, an Oklahoma-based grocery store chain with operations at 17 locations in northeastern Oklahoma, in connection with the sale of its business to Brookshire Grocery Company, a regional grocery store chain with operations at more than 180 locations in Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas.
  • Represented NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL), a vertically integrated energy business, in the sale of the remainder of its retail propane business for $900 million to Toronto, Canada-based Superior Plus Corp. (TSX: SPB).
  • Represented Griffin Communications, an Oklahoma City-based media company, in its acquisition of select radio stations from The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
  • Represented NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL), a vertically integrated energy business, in the sale of a portion of its retail propane business for $200 million to Dublin, Ireland-based DCC LPG, the leading liquefied petroleum gas sales, marketing and distribution business in Europe.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (employee benefits (ERISA) law)
  • Named to Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars,” which recognizes the state’s up-and-coming attorneys

Professional Organizations and Memberships

  • Tulsa County Bar Association
  • Oklahoma Bar Association
  • SouthWest Benefits Association (Board of Directors; Member, Education Committee)
  • Tulsa Employee Benefits Group

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At The Podium

Fiduciary Risk Management Today and Beyond: What keeps you up at night?

Grant Thornton EBP CPE Event
Tulsa, OK | April 11, 2023

Honey, I Shrunk the Workplace: Navigating Workplace Issues and Benefits During Economic Uncertainty

EmployerLINC23: HR in Reel Life
Tulsa, OK | March 30, 2023

Dial E for Experts: Answers to Your FAQs

EmployerLINC23: HR in Reel Life
Tulsa, OK | March 30, 2023

Honey, I Shrunk the Workplace: Navigating Workplace Issues and Benefits During Economic Uncertainty

EmployerLINC23: HR in Reel Life
Oklahoma City, OK | March 29, 2023

Dial E for Experts: Answers to Your FAQs

EmployerLINC23: HR in Reel Life
Oklahoma City, OK | March 29, 2023

Strategic Considerations When Preparing for and Negotiating Transactions

2022 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Tulsa, OK | December 7, 2022

Health Plan Transparency and No Surprises Act Requirements

EmployerLINC22
Tulsa, OK | March 23, 2022

Lightning Round Questions: Employee Benefits Panel

EmployerLINC22
Tulsa, OK | March 23, 2022

Health Plan Transparency and No Surprises Act Requirements

EmployerLINC22
Oklahoma City, OK | March 22, 2022

Lightning Round Questions: Employee Benefits Panel

EmployerLINC22
Oklahoma City, OK | March 22, 2022

New State Laws Impacting Employee Benefits and Why You Should Care

2021 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Oklahoma City, OK | December 2, 2021

New State Laws Impacting Employee Benefits and Why You Should Care

2021 Corporate Counsel Seminar
Tulsa, OK | December 1, 2021

Retirement Plans, Before and After COVID-19

EmployerLINC21
Online | March 10, 2021

Promoting Diversity Through Employee Benefits

EmployerLINC21
Online | March 10, 2021

Employee Benefits ‘Ask the Experts’ Panel

EmployerLINC21
Online | March 10, 2021

HSAs, HRAs, and FSAs

Tulsa Employee Benefits Group
Online | September 17, 2020

Trending Topics in Employee Benefits

2019 TAHRA Employment Law & Practices Seminar
Tulsa, OK | November 7, 2019

Analyze This: Trending topics in welfare plan administration and compliance

EmployerLINC19
Tulsa, OK | April 4, 2019

Analyze This: Trending topics in welfare plan administration and compliance

EmployerLINC19
Oklahoma City, OK | April 3, 2019

The Fantastic Four: Answers to your FAQs from our all-star panel

EmployerLINC19
Oklahoma City, OK | April 3, 2019

The Fantastic Four: Answers to your FAQs from our all-star panel

EmployerLINC19
Tulsa, OK | April 3, 2019

The ACA Lives, Lessons Learned in 2017, and Current Health Plan Trends

EmployerLINC18: Workplace Issues in the News
Tulsa, OK | March 29, 2018

401(k) Compliance and Enforcement Update

McAfee & Taft Webinar Series
Online | July 26, 2017
Attorney Articles

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Affordable Care Act document

Nevertheless, the Affordable Care Act persisted

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New IRS guidance on COVID-19 related PPE expenses

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New mental health parity requirements effective February 10, 2021

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IRS provides tax filing relief for victims of Hurricane Laura

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Finally final: Rules offer guidance on how ADA and GINA apply to employer wellness programs

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Admissions

  • Oklahoma, 2012
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Education

  • LL.M. (Taxation), University of Florida, 2013
  • J.D., cum laude, Oklahoma City University, 2012
  • B.B.A., University of Central Oklahoma, 2008
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