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 and Boeing 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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Kernmandanten

  • 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

Highlight-Mandate

  • 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.

Anwält*innen

Hall of fame

Die Anwält*innen an der Spitze ihres Berufsstands, die aufgrund ihres langjährigen Engagements in marktführender Arbeit von Wettbewerbern und Mandanten gleichermaßen geschätzt und anerkannt werden.

Brian Ortelere

Führende Partner*innen

Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.

Jeremy Blumenfeld
Christopher Boran
Deborah Davidson

Praxisleitung

Grace Speights; Jeremy Blumenfeld; Deborah Davidson; Christopher Boran

Weitere Kernanwält*innen

Brian Ortelere