Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is well-versed in handling high-stakes and complex ERISA and benefits litigation before the Supreme Court and other appellate courts. With an impressive track-record of successful court trials, the group has enjoyed significant victories for clients such as Oshkosh Corp andBoeing in precedent-setting cases. Practice head Jeremy Blumenfeld co-leads from Philadelphia and New York with a practice encompassing the full gamut of ERISA activities from class action claims to severance-pay plans. Based in Chicago, practice head Deborah Davidson is sought after by clients for her experience in employee benefit plans and litigation whilst co-head Christopher Boran is known for his work defending employers and fiduciaries in ERISA class actions. Brian Ortelere specializes in defined contribution savings plan litigation.
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Key clients
- Oshkosh Corporation
- Boeing Company
- Northwell Health, Inc.
- Partners Healthcare, Inc.
- adidas America
- Baptist Health South Florida
- American Electric Power Service Corp. (AEP)
- Westinghouse Electric Company
- Silver Point Capital
- Plexus Corporation
Work highlights
- Represented Oshkosh Corporation in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, convincing the court to affirm the dismissal of Albert v. Oshkosh Corp.
- Represented Partners Healthcare System in a first-of-its-kind decision rejecting the fundamental theories articulated in actuarial equivalence ERISA class actions.
- Represented Boeing in the Seventh Circuit in Burke v. Boeing affirming the dismissal of employer “stock-drop” claims.
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Grace Speights, Jeremy Blumenfeld, Deborah Davidson, Christopher Boran