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Jackson Walker
Jessica Palvino

Jessica B. Palvino

Senior Counsel, Austin
512.236.2335
jpalvino@jw.com
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Practice Areas

  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (ERISA)

Experience

  • ERISA Litigation
  • Executive and Incentive Compensation
  • Health & Welfare Plans
  • Public Pension Plans
  • Retirement Plans

Biography

Jessica Palvino advises plan sponsors, plan administrators, and tax-exempt entities on the ever-changing world of employee benefits, executive compensation, and tax obligations. As a former Legal and Compliance COO for the largest public retirement system in Texas, Jessica understands the operational challenges related to plan sponsorship and administration, and is well-versed in handling regulatory compliance issues and corrections to plan administration errors.

Plan sponsors and administrators rely on Jessica for assistance in ensuring compliance with the Internal Revenue Code, ERISA, Affordable Care Act, COBRA, HIPAA, and related regulatory notices. She also advises on the various tax issues related to benefit plans, including penalties under the employer mandate, annual 1099-R and 1042-S tax reporting obligations, rollovers, required minimum distributions, defined benefit limit testing, and withholding and reporting obligations for nonresident aliens.

Jessica has represented clients in defending benefit appeals, including before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. She has tried multiple cases to jury verdict and administrative hearings to final Proposals For Decision for both plaintiffs and defendants. She has also successfully litigated products cases in state and federal courts in California, District of Columbia, Iowa, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia.

Education

B.A., Texas A&M University
J.D., cum laude, Baylor Law School
L.L.M., Taxation – Executive Program, New York University School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas

Recognition & Accolades Community Involvement Client Results Attorney News
  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Tax Law, 2023
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2014-2016
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Austin Bar Foundation and Austin Bar Association, 2015
  • Litigation Department of the Year – Products Liability, Texas Lawyer, 2015
  • Served on the Helton v. Allergan team that won “Verdict of the Year” in the State of Oklahoma, 2010
  • State Bar of Texas – Tax Section, Vice-Chair of the Employee Benefits Committee
  • Sobering Center, Director and Chair of the Governance Committee
  • Thinkery, Past Director and Past Chair, 2013-2018
  • City of Austin Charter Review Commission, Chair, 2018
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September 27, 2022

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August 29, 2022

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January 27, 2023

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Palvino and Alyca Riley Garrison to Speak at Tax Law in a Day Conference

Jackson Walker senior counsel Jessica B. Palvino and associate Alyca Riley Garrison are scheduled to present during the Tax Law in a Day Conference, providing insights on Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Sponsored by the Tax Section of the State Bar of Texas, the conference will be held online on February 2-3, 2023.

December 7, 2022

Speaking Engagements

Jessica Palvino to Discuss What Employment Lawyers Need to Know About ERISA at UT Law CLE’s Studio Webcast

Jackson Walker senior counsel Jessica B. Palvino is scheduled to present during The University of Texas School of Law Office of Continuing Legal Education (UT Law CLE) Studio Webcast on Thursday, December 15, 2022.

JW Perspectives Newsletter 2022

November 17, 2022

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JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – November 2022

View Jackson Walker’s November 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

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September 27, 2022

Client Results

Jackson Walker Represents Novaria Group in Completing Six Acquisitions in Seven Months

Novaria Group, a leading manufacturer of specialty hardware, components, and coatings for the aerospace and defense industries, recently completed its acquisition of STROCO Manufacturing, Inc. This deal marks the sixth acquisition Novaria has announced from December of 2021 through July of 2022, taking place after its successful acquisitions of FMi Chemical, Hohman Plating, Advanced Coating, Hydro Fitting, and GK Mechanical Systems.

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August 29, 2022

Client Results

Jackson Walker Advises Montana Instruments Corporation in Acquisition by Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco, a Swedish industrial tools and equipment manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of client Montana Instruments Corporation for an undisclosed purchase price. The acquisition is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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August 18, 2022

Newsletters

Labor & Employment Dispatch: August 2022

View the August 2022 edition of the Labor & Employment Dispatch.

August 18, 2022

Attorney News

‘The Best Lawyers in America’ Honors 214 Jackson Walker Attorneys in 2023 Edition, Including 11 “Lawyers of the Year” and 41 “Ones to Watch”

The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 214 Jackson Walker attorneys across 6 offices and 79 specialty practice areas in its 2023 edition, including 11 Lawyers of the Year and 41 Ones to Watch. Best Lawyers listings are based on an exhaustive peer review survey of thousands of attorneys who vote on the legal abilities of others in their practice areas.

JW Perspectives Newsletter 2022

April 21, 2022

Newsletters

JW Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter – April 2022

View Jackson Walker’s April 2022 Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter, Perspectives.

April 12, 2022

Attorney News

Jessica Palvino Joins Jackson Walker’s ERISA Practice in Austin

Jessica Palvino has joined Jackson Walker as a senior counsel in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (ERISA) practice in Austin. Her practice focuses on helping plan sponsors, plan administrators, and tax-exempt entities navigate the ever-changing world of employee benefits, executive compensation, and tax obligations.

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Recognition & Accolades

  • The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Tax Law, 2023
  • Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2014-2016
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Austin Bar Foundation and Austin Bar Association, 2015
  • Litigation Department of the Year – Products Liability, Texas Lawyer, 2015
  • Served on the Helton v. Allergan team that won “Verdict of the Year” in the State of Oklahoma, 2010

Community Involvement

  • State Bar of Texas – Tax Section, Vice-Chair of the Employee Benefits Committee
  • Sobering Center, Director and Chair of the Governance Committee
  • Thinkery, Past Director and Past Chair, 2013-2018
  • City of Austin Charter Review Commission, Chair, 2018

Practice Areas

  • Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (ERISA)

Experience

  • ERISA Litigation
  • Executive and Incentive Compensation
  • Health & Welfare Plans
  • Public Pension Plans
  • Retirement Plans
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