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Sheldon J. Blumling

Partner


Irvine

t:949.798.2127

f:949.851.0152

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  • Employee Benefits and Tax
  • Government Relations

Industry Focus

  • Education
  • Financial Services
  • Higher Education
  • Manufacturing
  • PEO and Staffing
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Overview

Sheldon Blumling is a partner in the Irvine office and chair of the firm's Employee Benefits Practice Group. He advises clients with respect to all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including qualified and nonqualified retirement plans, health and other welfare benefit plans, cafeteria plans, severance plans and equity-based compensation plans.

He also advises employers on compliance issues involving the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and all types of federal and state employment taxes, and he has had extensive experience advising clients on the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions.

Sheldon joined the firm in its Atlanta office in 1998, and then rejoined the firm in its Irvine office in 2003 after practicing in the tax and employee benefits groups at a full-service, international law firm for four years.

While in law school, he served as Managing Editor of the University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Review. Sheldon has been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers from 2009-2015. He was also selected for inclusion in The Legal 500 – Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in 2015.

Insights

  • Insights

    08/25/23

    Comprehensive FAQs For Employers on Hurricanes and Other Workplace Disasters: 2023 Edition

    Erin Waldron Anderson, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Risa B. Boerner, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Myra K. Creighton, Steven R. Cupp, Amanda Davinson, Edward F. Harold, Brett Holubeck, Matthew R. Korn, Sarah Leon, Todd A. Lyon, Robin Repass, Shanon R. Stevenson, Travis Vance, Joshua H. Viau, Spencer W. Waldron, Megan C. Winter

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    03/31/23

    Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from March 2023

    William E. Altman, Christopher Alvarez, Nicholas G. Anhold, Christina Anton, Cheryl L. Behymer, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Ted Boehm, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Melissa (Osipoff) Camire, Jennifer B. Carroll, Patrick J. Collopy, Benjamin M. Ebbink, Scott Fanning, James C. Fessenden, Jeffrey A. Fritz, Stephen R. Gee, Jason A. Geller, Leora Ghadoushi, Darcey M. Groden, Linda J. Gulledge, Rebecca Hause-Schultz, Marty Heller, Usama Kahf, Courtney Leyes, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Todd A. Lyon, Steve A. Miller, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Brett P. Owens, John M. Polson, Abby Harrington Putzulu, Alden J. Parker, Kristin L. Smith, Michele Solari, J. Hagood Tighe, A. Kevin Troutman, Danielle S. Urban, Travis Vance, Spencer W. Waldron, Alexander A. Wheatley, Kristin R.B. White, Sheila M. Willis

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  • Insights

    03/13/23

    Employer FAQs on Liquidity Concerns in Light of the SVB Crisis

    Christopher Alvarez, Sheldon J. Blumling, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Benjamin M. Ebbink, James C. Fessenden, Jeffrey A. Fritz, Jason A. Geller, Darcey M. Groden, Linda J. Gulledge, Danielle Hultenius Moore, John M. Polson, J. Hagood Tighe, Danielle S. Urban, Spencer W. Waldron

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  • Event

    02/22/23

    2023 FP PeopleLaw Conference

    Sheldon J. Blumling, John M. Polson

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  • Insights

    02/06/23

    Time for a Mentality Shift: How the PEO and Staffing Worlds Can Use Employee Benefits Complexity to Enhance Their Value Proposition

    Sheldon J. Blumling, Linda J. Gulledge

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    01/19/23

    Fisher Phillips 2023 California Legislative and Case Law Update: Irvine

    Jeffrey R. Thurrell, Tyler Woods, Victor Xu, Sheldon J. Blumling

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    12/15/22

    Fisher Phillips 2023 California Legislative and Case Law Update: San Diego

    Stephanie Reynolds, David E. Amaya, Sheldon J. Blumling

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  • Event

    12/13/22

    Fisher Phillips 2023 California Legislative and Case Law Update: Los Angeles

    Andrew J. Hoag, Sheldon J. Blumling

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  • Event

    12/08/22

    Fisher Phillips 2023 California Legislative and Case Law Update: San Francisco

    Jason A. Geller, Nathan K. Low, Megan F. Clark, Sheldon J. Blumling

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  • Insights

    10/31/22

    FP’s Workplace Law Forecast 2023

    Davis C. Bae, Phillip C. Bauknight, Cheryl L. Behymer, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Risa B. Boerner, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Laurel K. Cornell, Myra K. Creighton, Jennifer B. Carroll, Michael P. Elkon, David W. Erb, Ilanit Fischler, Jason A. Geller, Rosemary S. Gousman, Susan M. Guerette, Usama Kahf, David R. Kresser, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Todd A. Lyon, Jennifer Mendez, Richard R. Meneghello, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Joshua D. Nadreau, Raymond W. Perez, Cheryl Pinarchick, John M. Polson, Todd B. Scherwin, Evan Shenkman, Adam F. Sloustcher, Kristin L. Smith, Shanon R. Stevenson, J. Hagood Tighe, A. Kevin Troutman, Travis Vance, Sheila M. Willis, Megan C. Winter, Colette F. Wolf, Robert Yonowitz

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 1998, cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
  • B.S., 1995, summa cum laude, Arizona State University

Bar Admissions

  • California

Recognitions

  • Recommended as a leading practitioner for Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans – Design law by The Legal 500 United States (2022-2023)

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