Mayer Brown

Spearheaded by Chicago-based Nancy Ross, who is exclusively focused on defending employee benefits class action lawsuits under ERISA, Mayer Brown fields a specialized team separate from its benefits and general litigation practitioners who engage with a vast clientele including plan sponsors, administrators, fiduciaries, trustees and financial institutions in class actions and individual benefits disputes, often covering novel and precedent-setting challenges. One such example involved successfully defending Yale University in a first-of-its-kind jury trial in Connecticut that alleged that the university had breached its fiduciary duty to prudently monitor the plan’s recordkeeping fees and investment lineup, as well as the share classes offered for those investments. Reginald Goeke is experienced in ERISA class actions and has represented boards of directors and special committees in a number of internal corporate investigations and securities and ERISA law violations. Brantley Webb‘s expertise extends to civil litigation and trade secret matters, as well as ERISA class action experience, while Alex Lakatos specializes in class and derivative actions under ERISA, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans. Unless otherwise stated, all lawyers mentioned are based in Washington DC.