Anthony Antognoli focuses his business practice in the representation of large and mid-size clients in the areas of federal taxation, employee benefits, ERISA and general corporate matters. He primarily counsels clients regarding transactional matters, but has also represented clients in controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of Labor, and in litigation in the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Antognoli’s reported cases include:

• DeGrave v. National Automatic Merchandising Association, 39 Benefits Cas. 2871 (N.D. Ill. 2007).
• DeGrave v. National Automatic Merchandising Association Pension Plan, 392 F.Supp.2d 1032 (N.D. Ill. 2005).

Mr. Antognoli is an adjunct faculty member in the Taxation LL.M. program at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.

His professional memberships include the Chicago Bar Association, where he is a member of the Employee Benefits Committee. He was the 2005 – 2007 Chair of the Committee’s IRS Liaison Subcommittee.

Mr. Antognoli joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in April 2003. Mr. Antognoli is a co-author of Chapter Seven, “Employee Plan Issues Arising in Individual and Mass Employment Terminations,” of the “Employment Termination Practice Handbook,” published by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education in 2008. He was quoted in “Fiduciaries Take the Heat,” an article published in the August 2009 edition of Human Resource Executive magazine.

His other publications include:

• Co-author of comments of the Chicago Bar Association’s Employee Benefits Committee regarding future of the Employee Plans determination letter program, August 2003.
• "State Taxation of Business Trusts: Limits, Concerns and Opportunities," co-author, Journal of Multi-State Taxation in February 2000 and reprinted by Business Entities, September/October 2000.
• "Fiduciary Duties Under the 'Serious Consideration' Standard," co-author, DC Plan Investing, November 2000.

Mr. Antognoli’s presentations include:

• “Employee Benefits Update – Health Care Reform,” Hinshaw’s 2009 Annual Labor & Employment Seminar, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, October 2009.
• “Mediation Skills and Strategies,” Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 12th Annual Employment Labor Law Update, Champaign, Illinois, March 2009.
• “Annual Employee Benefits Update,” Hinshaw’s Labor & Employment seminar, Oak Brook, Illinois, November 2008.
• “Wellness Programs: Navigating the Waters,” Mid American Group, Inc. 2008 Employee Benefits Seminar and Luncheon, Oak Brook, Illinois, May 2008.
• “Keeping Up with 403(b) Compliance,” Professional Development Alliance of Will County Boards of Education, Joliet, Illinois, January 2008.
• “Employee Benefits Issues in Individual and Mass Terminations,” Hinshaw’s “Effectively Dealing with Current Labor & Employment Issues” seminar, Chicago, Illinois, September 2007.
• “Retaining Employees Through Employee Benefit Programs,” Life Services Network, 2007 Annual Convention & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, March 2007.
• “Selected Provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006,” Hinshaw’s “Effectively Dealing with Current Labor & Employment Issues” seminar, Lisle, Illinois, November 2006.  
• “The Latest Regulatory and Legislative Changes Affecting Employee Benefits,” Hinshaw’s “Effectively Dealing with Current Labor & Employment Issues” seminar, Chicago, Illinois, September 2005 and again in Lisle, Illinois, November 2005.