Christopher Sowden - Boston, MA
Attorney at The Wagner Law Group
ERISA Law Lawyers in Boston, MA
One Financial Center Suite 3610 Boston, MA 02111
Boston ERISA Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- ERISA Law
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Attorney Information
Overview
Christopher Sowden is a partner at The Wagner Law Group. He advises clients on all aspects of qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plan financings, and a wide range of employee benefit matters involving for-profit and tax-exempt employers.
Chris also has extensive experience representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in examinations, correction programs, ruling requests, as well as litigation in state and federal courts. In addition, he regularly advises clients on employee benefit issues arising in mergers and acquisitions and on ERISA fiduciary duties. He also practices in ERISA-related fields of law such as corporate taxation.
Prior to joining The Wagner Law Group, Chris served as a partner and attorney at a number of leading law firms in New England and Washington, D.C. He also once served as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn in London.
Education
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Legal Education
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George Washington University National Law Center,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1978
M.C.L.
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George Washington University National Law Center,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1978
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Non Legal Education
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University of Oxford, Oxford, England. B.A., 1970; M.A., 1976; Merit Scholarship,
Oxford,
England, 1976
M.A., Master of Arts
Major: Jurisprudence - Inns of Court School Of Law, London, England. Barrister at Law, 1971
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University of Oxford, Oxford, England. B.A., 1970; M.A., 1976; Merit Scholarship,
Oxford,
England, 1976
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Reid and Riege, P.C., Partner, 1989 - 2000
- Grove, Jaskiewicz, Gilliam & Cobert, 1982 - 1989
- Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, 1978 - 1982
- Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Law Clerk, 1977 - 1978
- Corporate and partnership taxation
Published Works
Articles
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Wagner Law Group Provides IRS 403(b) Compliance Service - The 401k Wire, April 28, 2017
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Tax Court
- England and Wales, 1971
Other Affiliations
- Connecticut Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member, Section on Taxation)
Contact
One Financial Center
Suite 3610
Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-357-5200
Fax: 617-357-5250
Email: Send a message
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