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Barbara Clough is a Vice President at Blue Ridge Associates. Barbara has a deep understanding of the complexities involved in ESOP administration, her technical expertise includes navigating tricky administration and compliance issues. As an ERISA expert, she ensures adherence to Code Section compliance and provides strategic guidance to clients on plan design, legal matters, and IRS & DOL inquiries.

Accolades include: past Chairwoman of the Administration Advisory Committee, frequent speaker, author, Executive Committee member of the ESOP Association’s Public Policy Council and Vice President of Advocacy for the ESOP Association’s New England Chapter.

Matthew Goedert is a Shareholder at N&G Legal Group, a law firm specializing in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and corporate law. For the past 25 years, he has provided guidance to corporations, trustees, and shareholders of closely held companies on a wide range of ESOP transactions. His expertise includes leveraged buyouts, corporate redemptions, ownership succession transactions, corporate reorganizations, unwinding transactions, and the sale of all or part of employer securities. Additionally, he assists companies with their daily administrative issues and supports boards of directors and corporate management in navigating corporate governance matters.