Chris Beinecke

Christopher Beinecke, J.D., LL.M. has joined MMA in the newly created position of EH&B National Compliance Leader to oversee this effort. Chris is a highly skilled legal practitioner with deep knowledge and years of experience in the areas of compliance and administrative best practices for health and welfare benefit programs.

Chris’s legal experience is vast and diverse. Most recently, with the employee benefits practice at international corporate law firm Haynes and Boone, LLP. Prior to that, Chris was a senior compliance consultant for 10 years at Towers Watson and played a major role in the development of the firm’s U.S. health and welfare compliance practice. Chris also worked as an employee benefits lawyer in private practice before entering consulting.

Chris received his J.D. from Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and an LL.M. in taxation from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He also holds a B.S. in finance from Miami University Ohio. Chris is licensed to practice in both Texas and Missouri, and is admitted to the U.S. Tax Court.

As Executive sponsors of the Client Compliance Center of Excellence initiative, Marie Chalmers and I will support Chris in delivering on the COE goals of:

• Leveraging our existing talent and resources to eliminate duplication of effort
• Develop career paths to encourage retention of colleagues
• Reduce risk to the firm by consistent delivery of the MMA position and brand
• Freeing up resources and financial investment to reinvest in each region