The employment and benefits team at Mayer Brown has strong experience in acting for global financial institutions. The team engages in traditional design work, including qualified and welfare plans, as well as funds related work, for example, the firm recently created a lifetime income investment fund for a trillion-dollar defined contribution plan market. The practice is led from Palo Alto by Maureen Gorman, who advises clients on a wide range of issues, including design and redesign of 401(k) plans. Erin Cho, working from Washington DC, assists international clients with redesigning and restating deferred compensation plans. In Chicago, Hillary August advises clients on pensions, 401(k), and nonqualified plan issues.
Key clients
- 3M
- American Equity Life Insurance
- BlackRock
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- Grosvenor
- HSBC
- Morgan Stanley
- Northern Trust
- Yale University Investments Office
Work highlights
- Advising one of the largest asset managers in the world on the creation of a cutting edge lifetime income investment fund designed for the $9 trillion defined contribution plan market.
- Assisting one of the largest recordkeepers and asset managers in the country with the development of comprehensive ERISA compliance policies and provide ongoing advice on ERISA issues arising in day-to-day operations.
- Advising client in connection with derisking a dual qualified (US/Puerto Rico) defined benefit plan.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Maureen Gorman