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Molly Callender Hobbs

Partner

Denver
phone: 303.749.7275
fax: 303.749.7272

email: [email protected]

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Overview

Molly focuses her practice on a variety of employee benefit and executive compensation matters.

Molly advises clients on a wide range of employee benefits issues, including the design and implementation of qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and equity compensation arrangements. She helps clients navigate the complex legal and regulatory issues relating to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA); Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); and relevant sections of the Internal Revenue Code, including Sections 162(m), 280G and 409A.

Industries

Education

Healthcare

Services

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

Financial Institutions M&A and Regulatory Compliance

Tax

Education

LL.M. (Taxation), University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
J.D., University of Denver Sturm College of Law
B.S., Tulane University
- Business
- magna cum laude

Admissions

Colorado
Missouri

Professional Memberships and Certifications

Colorado Bar Association
Denver Bar Association
Western Pension & Benefit Council, Board of Directors, 2017-present

Blog | June 28, 2022

Potential Impact of Dobbs on Employer-Sponsored Health Plans

Legal Updates | November 08, 2021

Planning for 2022: Year-End Deadlines and Considerations for Employee Retirement, Health and Welfare Plans

Legal Updates | March 1, 2021

New Proposed EEOC Regulations Pose Potential Hurdles on Common Wellness Incentives

Articles | March 25, 2020

BenefitsPro: The COVID-19 pandemic: key employee benefits and compensation issues to consider

Legal Updates | March 24, 2020

Key Employee Benefits and Compensation Issues to Consider during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Legal Updates | March 05, 2020

SECURE Act: Relaxed Requirements for Safe Harbor 401(k) Plans

Legal Updates | March 03, 2020

SECURE Act: New Part-Time Eligibility Rules for 401(k) Plans

Articles | November 28, 2019

Recruiter: Planning for 2020: Year-End Deadlines and Considerations for Employee Retirement, Health, and Welfare Plans

Legal Updates | November 20, 2019

Planning for 2020: Year-End Deadlines and Considerations for Employee Retirement, Health and Welfare Plans

As the end of the year approaches, employers should be aware of important year-end deadlines and considerations related to their retirement and health and welfare plans. We have compiled a list of these deadlines and provide guidance on how to comply with recent plan changes.

Speaking Engagements | December 6, 2023

Speaker, "Structuring Deferred Compensation: Plan Options and Key Considerations for Employee Benefits Counsel," Strafford CLE Webinar

Webinar | November 2, 2023

2023 Labor & Employment Legal Updates: Colorado Program

Webinar | March 31, 2022

Health and Welfare Legal Updates

Speaking Engagements | November 9, 2021

Speaker, "Benefit Plans in the COVID-19 Era: 2021 Year-End Action Items and 2022 Considerations," WP&BC Denver Chapter: November Virtual Meeting

Webinar | October 1, 2021

Benefit Plans in the COVID-19 Era: 2021 Year-End Action Items and 2022 Considerations

Speaking Engagements | August 5, 2021

Speaker, "Introduction to Employee Benefits and Equity Compensation for Startups," Venture Cafe St. Louis

Seminars | March 19, 2020

Postponed: Growing Your Cannabis Business: Employee Ownership and Equity Compensation Basics

News Releases | August 03, 2023

Husch Blackwell Advises Tagger Media in Sale to Sprout Social

Media Mentions | February 28, 2022

Yahoo! Finance: PharmaCann and LivWell Enlightened Health Announce Completion of Merger

News Releases | February 28, 2022

Husch Blackwell Guides LivWell in Sale to PharmaCann

Media Mentions | December 07, 2021

Law360 Pulse: Husch Blackwell Touts Diversity Of New Partner Class (log-in required)

News Releases | December 06, 2021

Husch Blackwell Elects 36 to 2022 Partnership Class

Media Mentions | August 27, 2021

Money: Is Delta's Plan to Charge Unvaccinated Employees Extra for Health Insurance Even Legal?

Media Mentions | June 18, 2021

Law.com: Higher Law: Q&A Labor Peace Agreements | Three Firms' Work on a PharmaCann-Cronos Group Deal | Foley Hoag Reps Columbia Care in Colorado Transaction | Connecticut on the Cusp of Recreational-Use Marijuana (log-in required)

Media Mentions | June 16, 2021

Law360: 2 Firms Guide Columbia Care's $42M Deal For Colo. Pot Co. (log-in required)

Media Mentions | June 15, 2021

New Cannabis Ventures: Columbia Care Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Medicine Man, a Rapidly Growing, Vertically Integrated Operator in the Denver Metro Area

Media Mentions | October 28, 2020

Business News Daily: Should You Offer a 401(k) Plan – and to Whom?

Community Leadership

Molly leads fundraising events to improve the lives of people with Type 1 diabetes.

Since 2014, Molly has served on the Young Leadership Committee of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). JDRF funds research for new treatments and therapies that make day-to-day life with Type 1 diabetes easier, safer and healthier.