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Jo is Counsel in King & Spalding’s Government Matters & Regulation practice group. Jo advises employers on wide-ranging employee benefit matters, including the design and implementation of retirement and health and welfare programs on a domestic and global basis. As a member of the Global Human Capital and Compliance and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practices at King & Spalding, she assists multinational employers with complex multi-jurisdictional employee benefits and compensation initiatives and human capital compliance matters.
Jo has experience with plan documentation and drafting, plan qualification (including the correction of plan operational errors and responding to matters before the Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service), plan governance (including fiduciary and investment matters) and participant communications. Jo regularly assists clients navigate recordkeeper RFPs, contract negotiation and corporate transactions. She assists clients identify sensible and legally compliant solutions to their executive compensation and employee benefit needs.
Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, cum laude
B.A. International Studies, Miami University-Oxford, with honors
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
German
July 7, 2026
Asana Launches $500 Million Neighborhood Retail Venture with Norges Bank Investment Management
September 29, 2025
DOL Issues Advisory Opinion on Default Investment in Guaranteed Lifetime Income Products in Defined Contribution Plans
August 11, 2025
Executive Order Seeks to Promote Incorporation of Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans
May 30, 2025
U.S. Department of Labor Updates: Yes to Crypto and No to ESG?
July 7, 2026
Asana Launches $500 Million Neighborhood Retail Venture with Norges Bank Investment Management
September 29, 2025
DOL Issues Advisory Opinion on Default Investment in Guaranteed Lifetime Income Products in Defined Contribution Plans
August 11, 2025
Executive Order Seeks to Promote Incorporation of Alternative Assets in 401(k) Plans
May 30, 2025
U.S. Department of Labor Updates: Yes to Crypto and No to ESG?
July 7, 2026
Asana Launches $500 Million Neighborhood Retail Venture with Norges Bank Investment Management
Juris Doctor, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, cum laude
B.A. International Studies, Miami University-Oxford, with honors
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
German