Hillary E. August is an Employee Benefits partner in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office. She partners with plan sponsors and fiduciaries on meeting the regulatory compliance demands of the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and other applicable laws and guidance, and her practice spans the full lifecycle of employee benefits, from day-to-day administration to defense during regulatory investigations. Her publications include the firm’s Legal Update on the IRS proposed regulations on employer contributions to Trump Accounts and nondiscrimination rules for dependent care assistance programs (August 2026).