Labor & Employment Law - U.S. Practice
ERISA Litigation, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
We represent companies in both counseling and litigation of issues concerning the design and administration of employee welfare benefit plans, including health insurance and severance plans. We have extensive experience in handling disputes concerning retiree medical benefit plans. In conjunction with Crowell & Moring's tax and employee benefits lawyers, we draft qualified pension, profit-sharing, thrift, stock, ESOP, and 401(k) plans, and non-qualified executive deferred compensation and supplemental benefit programs.
Our lawyers have particular expertise in litigating federal law preemption issues and disputes concerning administration of ERISA plans. We have extensive experience in disputes concerning ERISA's fiduciary duty requirements, prohibited transaction rules, and MPPAA withdrawal liability issues.
Our recent experience includes:
- Our lawyers recent achieved dismissal of ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claim in connection with administration of 401(k) plan, which had been filed in U.S. District Court in South Carolina
- We also achieved summary judgment for our client on ERISA and disability discrimination claims filed in federal court in West Virginia.