Jude Anne Carluccio

Jude Anne Carluccio is a Partner with Krieg DeVault counseling clients from the firm's Minneapolis, Minnesota office. Prior to joining Krieg DeVault, Ms. Carluccio was a partner with Barnes & Thornburg where she was the Chair of the firm's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Practice Group.

Ms. Carluccio regularly represents many clients who are involved in buying or selling businesses and, in particular, clients who utilize ESOPs as a business succession tool. She is experienced in counseling all parties involved in the purchase or sale of closely held businesses, and represents parties in ESOP transactions including commercial lenders, institutional and individual trustees, shareholders, management, and third-party administrators. Her representation of such parties to ESOP transactions has included virtually all facets of legal issues arising from the ESOPs’ unique shareholder status.

Ms. Carluccio works with private and public companies regarding the design, implementation, qualification, administration, funding, communication and termination of all types of qualified and non qualified employee benefit and executive compensation plans.

Ms. Carluccio is a frequent speaker at regional and national ESOP conferences.

Education

• Fordham University (J.D., 1982)
• St. Peter's College (B.A., 1977)

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• New York
• New Jersey
• District of Columbia

Professional Associations

• National ESOP Association (Member)
• Minnesota Dakotas Chapter of The ESOP Association (Member; Former Chair, Government Relations Committee)
• NCEO - National Center for Employee Ownership (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member; Former Chair, Employee Benefits Section)
• American Bar Association (Member Tax Section and Employee Benefits Committee)
• Worldwide Employee Benefits (WEB) Network (Member; Former National President, 1994-1996)

Awards and Recognitions

• Best Lawyers In America®, Employee Benefits Law, 2003-2012