Mayer Brown LLP offers expertise and experience in high-stakes litigation. Bolstered by a specialized team, the group routinely works with plan sponsors administrators, fiduciaries and financial institutions, with recent highlights for the team include successfully defending Yale University in an ERISA class action suit at the US District Court for Connecticut, with zero damages awarded to the plaintiff. They have also acted on behalf of Cornell University, Cook Group Incorporated and Georgetown University. Industry veteran Nancy Ross leads the team from Chicago and is sought after by clients for her expertise in ERISA litigation and employee benefits class action litigation. In the Washington DC office, Reginald Goeke handles ERISA class actions, internal corporate investigations, and complex regulatory issues, whilst Brantley Webb represents leading technology companies, financial institutions and multinational corporations across the full spectrum of civil litigation. Alex Lakatos, also in the Washington DC office, is a specialist in class and derivative ERISA actions. Meanwhile, in Salt Lake City, Matthew Moscon focuses on retirement and welfare benefit matters.
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‘The firm has extremely knowledgeable ERISA litigators.'
‘Nancy Ross is one of the most knowledgeable ERISA practitioners. The firm also has savvy commercial litigators who are responsive, strategic, and quick to learn the ins and outs of ERISA.’
‘It would be difficult for most firms to have a "team" with significant ERISA litigation experience. Mayer Brown does. We had a solid team that included individuals from various experience levels, and MB staffed the matter well.’
‘Nancy Ross and Alex Lakatos were our team for most of this litigation so far and all served their roles well. Alex and Nancy have provided very balanced advice based on real experience in other cases.'
Key clients
- Yale University
- Cornell University
- Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.
- Cook Group Incorporated
- Marmon Holdings Inc.
- Centene Corporation
- Georgetown University
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Board of Directors of the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans
- Packaging Corporation of America (PCA)
- Wood Group U.S. Holdings, Inc., Wood Group USA, Inc.
- Tenneco, Inc., Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc.
- Shell Oil
- Nestlé U.S.A., Inc. and its Board of Directors
- Froedtert Health, Inc. and its Board of Directors
- Prevea Clinic, Inc.
- Caesar Holdings Inc.
- WEC Energy Group, Inc.
- The Bank of New York Mellon
- HMSHost International, Inc.
Work highlights
- Achieved a jury trial victory on behalf of Yale University at the US District Court for the District of Connecticut in an ERISA class action suit.
- Successfully defeated an appeal challenging Cornell University’s retirement plan investments and recordkeeping fees when the Second Circuit affirmed a decision granting summary judgment.
- Obtained a complete dismissal with prejudice for Cook Group Incorporated in a putative class action ERISA lawsuit brought in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
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Brantley Webb
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Nancy Ross