Title:  A Glass Half-Full – 2021 Thus Far, and Expectations for the Remainder
When: May 6th, 2021, 12:00 p.m. CST
Speakers:  Adam V. Russo, Esq. is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Phia Group, LLC and Ron E. Peck, Esq., Executive Vice President and General Counsel, of The Phia Group, LLC

The year 2021 arrived with so much optimism and promise, but has it lived up to expectations?  From a new President’s administration to emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, we knew – for better or worse – 2021 would mean change and work.  Now, with almost half of the year behind us, we look back on what has transpired and attempt to predict what is to come.  Join The Phia Group’s CEO, Adam Russo, and EVP & General Counsel, Ron Peck, as they analyze new laws and regulations, litigation and case precedent, business developments and conflicts, all with an eye toward helping the health benefits industry not only survive, but thrive, well into the months to come.

Speakers:

		Adam V. Russo, Esq. Chief Executive Officer Adam V. Russo, Esq. is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Phia Group, LLC; an experienced provider of healthcare cost containment techniques offering comprehensive claims recovery, plan document and consulting services designed to control healthcare costs and protect plan assets. The Phia Group’s overall mission is to reduce the cost of healthcare through its recovery strategies, innovative technologies, and legal expertise.
Attorney Russo is also the founder and managing partner of The Law Offices of Russo & Minchoff, a full-service law firm with offices in Boston and Canton, MA. Attorney Russo’s practice is devoted to representing employers, plan fiduciaries, third-party administrators and carriers in employee benefit matters throughout the United States.  He is a frequent speaker and author on employee benefit topics at webinars, conferences and seminars across the country. Attorney Russo obtained a Juris Doctorate degree from Suffolk University Law School and a Master’s Degree in Finance from the Frank Sawyer School of Management at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.  He also acquired an undergraduate degree from Suffolk University, where he double majored in Political Science and Public Relations. He was recognized by Suffolk University with the 2005 Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award. Attorney Russo was the 2019 Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA). He currently serves on the Board of the Massachusetts Association of Health Underwriters (MAHU), the Board of Trustees at the Inly School in Scituate, Massachusetts, and on the Board of Directors at the Boys & Girls Club of Metro South, Massachusetts.  Attorney Russo is admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States. Adam and his wife Kelly have four wonderful children - Soli, Maeve, Shae and Samuel.  In addition to spending time with his family, Adam enjoys watching his beloved Cleveland Indians baseball team.

		Ron E. Peck, Esq. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Ron E. Peck has been a member of The Phia Group’s team since 2006.  As an ERISA attorney with The Phia Group, Ron has been an innovative force in the drafting of improved benefit plan provisions, handled complex subrogation and third party recovery disputes, healthcare direct contracting and spearheaded efforts to combat the steadily increasing costs of healthcare.
Considered to be not only one of the nation’s top ERISA lawyers, Attorney Peck is also viewed as one of the nation’s premier self-funded health plan consultants and health benefits attorney; lecturing at and participating in many industry gatherings including but not limited to The National Association of Subrogation Professionals (“NASP”) Litigation Skills Conference, Society of Professional Benefit Administrators (“SPBA”), the Health Care Administrator’s Association (“HCAA”), The Health Plan Alliance, and Self-Insurance Institute of America (“SIIA”). Ron is also frequently called upon to educate plan administrators and stop-loss carriers regarding changing laws and best practices.  Ron’s theories regarding benefit plan administration and healthcare have been published in many industry periodicals, and have received much acclaim.  Prior to joining The Phia Group, Ron was a member of a major pharmaceutical company’s in-house legal team, a general practitioner’s law office, and served as a judicial clerk.  Ron is also currently of-counsel with The Law Offices of Russo & Minchoff. Attorney Peck obtained his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University.  Attorney Peck now serves as The Phia Group’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel, and is also a dedicated member of SIIA’s Government Relations Committee.

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