Chantel Sheaks is a Principal of Government Affairs in the National Technical Resources Group of Buck Consultants, an ACS company. Prior to joining Buck, Sheaks was at Georgetown University where she served as Legislative Counsel for Tax and Benefits on its Workplace Flexibility 2010 project. 

Earlier, she was a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery LLP. Sheaks holds a Juris Doctor from Northeastern University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and Russian from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. She is a member of the District of Columbia, Georgia and Virginia Bar Associations, and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center.

Workplace Trends, Benefits and Retirement
Sheaks’ expertise covers a range of issues including health care reform, pension funding legislation, reporting and disclosure legislation and regulations, retirement plans, phased retirement, the aging workforce, benefit plan administration, fiduciary issues, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation, and health and productivity. In addition, Sheaks develops and maintains working relationships with governmental staff, legislative staff, legislators, and employee benefits industry leaders. 

Sheaks produces consistent commentary regarding developments for the much debated health care reform.These pieces provide timely informa-tion about Congress’ latest announcements and decisions and how these will affect employers, employees and the general public. These pieces, along with her strong background and industry expertise, have resulted in her being a regular expert source for several major news and industry publications.

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