Dannae Delano

Dannae concentrates her practice in employee benefits law, executive compensation and taxation. She counsels clients on all aspects of employee benefits design, implementation, termination, and compliance for retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and executive and incentive compensation arrangements. Dannae also works with our client Retiree Medical Trusts, on all aspects of their legal compliance and operation. In the process, she focuses on comprehensive, practical and innovative employee benefits solutions for all types of employers Dannae also has considerable experience at integrating a range of benefits plans in mergers and acquisitions and in correcting plan errors. Through effective communication, she strives to ensure that complicated compliance issues are succinctly communicated and solutions are promptly provided. Prior to joining The Wagner Law Group, Dannae was a partner at two leading law firms in St. Louis. Awards and Honors Honors St. Louis Business Journal, "40 under 40,", 2013 - Present St. Louis Business Journal, "30 under 30,", 2004 - Present Leadership St. Louis program, class of, 2008 - 2009

• Partner

• Suelthaus & Walsh, P.C., Associate/Law Clerk, 1999 - 2004
• Thompson Coburn LLP, Associate, 2004 - 2005
• Husch Blackwell LLP, Associate, 2005 - 2011
• Languages
• Spanish

• Urgent Health Plan Priorities, COBRA Subsidies, and Health and DCAP FSA Extensions and Expansions -Panelist, The Wagner Law Group Webinar, May 26, 2021
• Employee Benefits: Defined Benefit Plan Update, Panelist, American Bar Association Virtual 2021 Midyear Tax Meeting, January 29, 2021
• New Legislation Affecting Workplace Health & Welfare Benefits, Co-panelist with Roberta Watson, and Barry Salkin, The Wagner Law Group free webinar, May 15, 2020
• Healthcare Reform Compliance for Employee Benefits: Required Plan Changes, Limiting Exposure, Transparency Rules, Dannae Delano, co-panelist, Strafford Live, CLE webinar with interactive Q & A, April 22, 2020
• The SECURE Act and Spending Bills: Advice for Plan Sponsors and Service Providers, Co-panilst wit Dan Brandenburg, The Wagner Law Group FREE webinar, February 13, 2020
• Retirement Plan Audits: Recognizing Plan Errors, Remedying Noncompliance, New IRS and DOL Audit Initiatives, Panelist on Strafford webinar, October 1, 2019

• Family Resource Center, Governance Board
• The North Campus Partnership, Board of Directors
• St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, Governance Board
• St. Louis Healthy Families, Board of Directors

• Missouri, 2000
• Illinois, 2001

• American Bar Association, Tax Section
• Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
• Employee Benefits Association of St. Louis
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Delta Phi