
Peter K. Bradley
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
Education
Hamilton College, B.A.
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Peter has more than 25 years of experience representing employers on matters relating to their employee benefit programs. He assists a wide range of employers, including small, closely held corporations; nonprofit organizations; and large, publicly traded multinational companies. He advises clients regarding the design, formation, and maintenance of 401(k) plans, pension and profit-sharing plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), health and welfare plans, and executive and deferred compensation agreements. He consults with tax-exempt and educational employers on all aspects of 403(b) plan compliance.
Peter advises clients on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Labor (DOL) compliance matters. He assists employer in complying with new legislation and regulatory guidance, maintaining plan documents and providing required disclosures, and filing determination letter applications. He regularly interacts with governmental agencies (IRS and DOL) on clients’ behalf in connection with plan examinations and self-correction submissions. He has significant experience in the employee benefits aspects of corporate acquisitions, dispositions, and mergers.
Additionally, Peter counsels clients on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) compliance, including fiduciary issues. He works with compensation committees of larger employers to assure they have effective governance and investment policies in place.
Every month, Peter and fellow Employee Benefits attorneys compile an Employee Benefits newsletter to highlight important changes and amendments throughout the industry. The monthly newsletters can be found in the Publications section of the Hodgson Russ website.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Employee Benefits [ERISA] Law) 2009 - 2024
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2007-2015
- Best Lawyers 2012 Buffalo Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law "Lawyer of the Year"
- Former note and comment editor, Buffalo Law Review
Experience
Peter has extensive experience assisting business clients with the legal aspects of their employee benefits programs, including designing, drafting, and maintaining qualified and non-qualified retirement plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and plan procedures; counseling clients on Internal Revenue Code compliance matters, including controlled group coverage and nondiscrimination compliance; advising clients on ERISA compliance matters, including fiduciary governance and investment policies; preparing IRS determination letter application filings; developing voluntary correction strategies and negotiating compliance agreements with governmental agencies (IRS and DOL); and performing benefit plan due diligence and advising clients engaged in merger and acquisition activity, including corporate transactions involving ESOP-owned companies.
Specific examples of Peter's experience include:
In the News
- Law360, June 25, 2014
- August 28, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- October 17, 2011
Press Releases
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 20, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, September 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, August 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , July 21, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, June 22, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, April 18, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 29, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert , March 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, January 12, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, December 9, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert , November 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, October 10, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, August 10, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , June 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, April 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, April 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, February 1, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, November 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newlsetter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, September 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, August 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert, June 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, April 12, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 31, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, January 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 2, 2020
- October 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, July 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, July 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, June 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, June 9, 2020
- Governor Cuomo’s Latest Executive Order Extends Deadlines to Submit Absentee Ballots for School VoteHodgson Russ Education Alert, June 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, May 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, May 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert, April 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , March 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, March 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, January 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 6, 2020
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- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 3, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 3, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 3, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 3, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 3, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, October 21, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Alert, July 23, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2019
- Vanderbilt Settles 403(b) ERISA Case, Including Claims Regarding Use of Participant Information/DataHodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 28, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 14, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 6, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 31, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 31, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 31, 2019
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- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 30, 2019
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- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 29, 2019
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- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 29, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 28, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, October 31, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, September 28, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, August 30, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, July 31, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, June 27, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, May 31, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, April 27, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, March 27, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, February 28, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, January 29, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 28, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, December 4, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Employee Benefits Newsletter, November 1, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 29, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, August 31, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, July 31, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, June 30, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, May 31, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, April 28, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, March 31, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, February 28, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, January 31, 2017
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, December 30, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, November 30, 2016
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- Longo v. Trojan Horse Ltd. (E.D. N.C. 2016)Hodgson Russ Newsletter, October 31, 2016
- O’Shea v. UPS Retirement Plan (1st Cir., 2016)Hodgson Russ Newsletter, October 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, October 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, October 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, October 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- IRS Revenue Procedure 2016-47Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- Stevens Eng'rs & Constructors, Inc. v. Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Fund (N.D. Ohio, 2016)Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- Luciano v. TIAA-CREF (July 2016)Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- IRS Releases Memo on Participation by Single-Member LLC’s Employees in Member’s 403(b) and 457 PlansC.C.A. 2016-34-021 (July 11, 2016)Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 30, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, August 31, 2016
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, July 28, 2016
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, May 25, 2016
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, March 30, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, February 29, 2016
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, December 29, 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, November 30, 2015
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, August 31, 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, July 30, 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, June 29, 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, May 21, 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, April 29, 2015
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, January 2015
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, December 30, 2014
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, November 24, 2014
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, September 29, 2014
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, August 27, 2014
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, July 30, 2014
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- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, March 31, 2014
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, February 28, 2014
- Hodgson Russ Newsletter, January 31, 2014
- Taxation of Distributions From Qualified Plans 2013/2014Thomson Reuters/Tax & Accounting, 2013
Presentations & Events
- Embassy Suites – Syracuse Destiny, November 2, 2022
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Binghamton, October 26, 2022
- December 7, 2021
- January 15, 22, and 29
- April 6 & 13, 2020
- Buffalo, NY, May 11, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, March 4, 2009
- Buffalo, NY, January 9, 2009
Professional Associations
- Director, New York Employee Benefit Conference
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American Bar Association
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New York State Bar Association
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Bar Association of Erie County