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Proskauer Rose LLP
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Labor & Employment

Position

Joseph E. Clark is a senior counsel in Proskauer’s Labor & Employment Law Department and a member of Proskauer’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group where he focuses on complex employee benefits litigation.

Joe represents a diverse range of clients from the time a claim is asserted through trial or arbitration, whether it is defending plan fiduciaries against class action claims of fiduciary breach or prohibited transactions or in connection with government investigations, or defending employers against multiemployer pension plan claims for withdrawal liability.  These clients include financial service providers, investment managers, Fortune 500 corporations, and benefit plan committees.

Outside of the context of litigation, Joe also advises fiduciary clients regarding their fiduciary responsibilities and employers regarding various withdrawal liability issues.

Co-editor and a frequent contributor to Proskauer’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation blog, Joe has authored pieces on employee stock ownership plans, excessive fee claims, fiduciary breach, investigation and determination of benefits claims, and best practices for plan drafting. He has also published several articles regarding these issues in BNA Insights.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > ERISA litigation

Primarily New York-headquartered with a broad national scope, Proskauer Rose LLP boasts a full-service ERISA offering, spanning ERISA class and individual lawsuits, employee benefit claims, amicus briefs and DOL investigations. The team is led by the considerable expertise of Myron Rumeld, regarded by many as a leading figure in ERISA civil litigation, along with Russell Hirschhorn, who has represented several high value plan fiduciaries, trustees, sponsors and service providers from a wide range of sectors including technology, entertainment, and financial services. They are joined by Joseph Clark, also operating from New York, and specializing in claims relating to fiduciary responsibilities and withdrawal liabilities. New York-based, Neil Shah serves as the lead for Taft-Hartley plan clients in withdrawal liability and delinquent contributions matters. Tulio Chirinos left the firm.