Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Class Actions and Mass Torts

Partner - Litigation and Investigations

Bard is a partner in the Atlanta office and is the leader of the firm’s ERISA Litigation Practice. He serves as co-leader of the firm's ERISA and ESOP Class Action Team. He typically represents employers, plan sponsors, plan administrators, individual fiduciaries, and independent trust companies. He has broad experience in handling class actions, fiduciary claims, excessive fee claims, prohibited transaction claims, benefits claims, ESOP and stock valuation disputes, subrogation claims, and government investigations.