Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine LLP

Robert M. Archer is the Managing Partner of Archer, Byington, Glennon & Levine, LLP ("ABGL"). Mr. Archer is very active in representing labor and employee benefits clients in the building trades entertainment and service industries. Mr. Archer has achieved national attention as an attorney in areas such as ERISA administrative and compliance issues, sophisticated construction labor issues such as guidance and counseling on project labor agreements and mergers of employee benefit plans.

Mr. Archer's expertise is not limited to labor and employee benefits in the multiemployer area. As Working Chair of the ERISA Advisory Council, an elite group appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, he was responsible for preparing a report on Section 401(k) revenue sharing and related compliance issues, as well as recommending various fiduciary areas for the U.S. Secretary of Labor in the aftermath of the Pension Protection Act.

Mr. Archer served as an Attorney, Supervisory Attorney and Deputy Regional Attorney at the National Labor Relations Board from 1972 until 1980. He began his career in law as a Legal Assistant, Organizer and Collective Bargaining Coordinator for the Eastern Conference of Teamsters/International Brotherhood of Teamsters, where he worked from 1965 until 1970. Mr. Archer was a Captain in the United States Army from 1970 to 1972. Until recently, Mr. Archer was a Senior Labor Partner at Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. where he also served as a long-term member of the Management Committee of the firm.

Mr. Archer is a member of the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee where he served a three-year term on its Board of Directors, the Nassau County Bar Association, the Labor and Employment Law section of the New York State Bar Association, the Labor section of the American Bar Association and the Suffolk County Development Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Advisors of the Hofstra University Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy.

In March 2006, Mr. Archer was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Elaine L. Chao, to the U.S. Department of Labor's ERISA Advisory Council. In his tenure, as a member of the ERISA Advisory Council, he was Co-Chair of the Council's Working Group on Prudent Investment Processes, as well as the Chair of the Working Group on the Fiduciary Update of the Pension Protection Act and 401(k) Revenue Sharing. Mr. Archer's leadership role on this elite Council underscores the level of expertise he provides to his clients in the area of employee benefits.

Mr. Archer is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest level in professional excellence and ethics.

Mr. Archer has lectured extensively before trade associations, attorney associations, employment groups and labor unions, and has given media interviews relating to employment law issues, legislative matters, workplace discrimination, construction labor law, labor employee benefits cases, as well as the implications of the Pension Protection Act on employers and benefit plans.

Mr. Archer's achievements have not only been acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Labor, but also by the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee in appointing him to their Board of Directors. Mr. Archer was recognized in 2007 by the Long Island Business News in its Who's Who of leading labor lawyers in this area. Mr. Archer serves as a Professor of Labor Law at Hofstra University School of Law in Hempstead, New York.

In the course of presenting approximately 100 lectures addressed by Mr. Archer have included:

• How to Make Merger of Pension Plans Work
• Pension Protection Act Update
• NLRB Practices and Procedures
• Retiree Health Benefits
• Recent Legal Developments Concerning Project Labor Agreements
• Alternative ERISA Collection Techniques
• Recent Cases, Laws and Administrative Rulings That Affect Unions and Employers' Sexual Harassment, A.D.A and Privacy on the Internet
• Trustees' Role in Selecting Investment Managers and Investment Consultants
• Interaction of Collective Bargaining Process with the Role of ERISA Trustees
• Making a Merger of Employee Benefit Funds Work
• Responsible Contractor Policies Under the Labor Law
• Recent Legislative, Regulatory and Legal Developments in Health Care Field
• Freedom of Information Requirements on Prevailing Wage Projects

As noted in his service on the Secretary of Labor's ERISA Advisory Council, he has prepared a Report on Prudent Investment Practices and Chaired the Council's Report on PPA Fiduciary Update and 401(k) Revenue Sharing.

Finally, Mr. Archer's expertise in the area of construction labor law and employee benefits has been recognized by a number of New York State governmental agencies who have consulted him on issues such as contractor responsibility, DOL compliance and other related areas.

Mr. Archer has been published numerous times and upon request, he will make publications available such as the following:

• "Prudent Investment Practices"
• "Nuts and Bolts of Project Labor Agreements on Publicly Financed Construction Projects"
• "Alternative Collection Techniques"
• "How Does the Collective Bargaining Process Interact with the Role of Trustees?"
• "Merger of Employee Benefit Funds"
• "Trustees Role in Selecting Investment Managers and Investment Consultants"
• "Some Thoughts on Marketing Project Labor Agreements"
• "NLRB-Concerted Activities of Unions and Their Members"
• "How to Make Mergers of Employer Plans Work"