Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Noted for its ‘deep knowledge of ERISA litigation nationwide,’ the team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP covers a broad spectrum of ERISA and employee benefits litigation covering all stages from filing through trial and appeal. Lawyers benefit from its collaboration with the employee benefits department’s compliance experts in matters including representing employers in disputes with multi-employer Taft-Hartley plans. In Chicago, Ian Morrison focuses on representing Fortune 500 companies in ERISA cases, and is sought out by employers and plan service providers for defense of significant ERISA litigation. Kathleen Cahill Slaught, in San Francisco, acts as lead trial counsel in ERISA litigation, and has been active in ERISA bench trials in the Central District of California in 2024. Also in Chicago, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick counsels clients in employment and employee benefit best practices matters across the changing legal and cultural landscape surrounding the LGBT community, including transgender insurance benefit coverage and setting up protocols for a more gender-fluid workforce, as well as counselling on claims arising from transgender and LGBT employee benefits discrimination.