ERISA Litigation and Arbitration

• Defending financial services company in dozens of FINRA arbitrations against claims that its deferred compensation awards are subject to ERISA
• Represented a pharmacy benefits manager in a declaratory judgment action raising an ERISA preemption challenge to state law
• Obtained dismissal of ERISA class action against boutique investment manager challenging the prudence of target-risk fund portfolio construction
• Obtained partial denial of class certification and won summary judgment on remaining class claims in ERISA action alleging excessive investment-related and recordkeeping fees against HR firm’s multiple-employer plans
• Obtained denial of class certification of massive putative multi-plan class alleging asset manager’s securities lending compensation violated ERISA
• Obtained dismissal of stock drop class action alleging breaches of ERISA in connection with healthcare merger
• Authored amicus briefs addressing issues of importance under ERISA and implementing regulations in federal district and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States

ERISA Counseling

• Counseled financial services company regarding scope of ERISA fiduciary obligations with respect to individual investment offerings made available through self-directed brokerage window
• Advised global asset manager on ERISA preemption of state privacy statutes addressing collection of retirement plan participant information
• Counseled hedge fund on legal implications of managing ERISA assets

White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations

• Obtained partial summary judgment for nonprofit in high-profile civil suit brought by State Attorney General alleging corporate waste, and favorable settlement of remaining claims
• Represented former political advisor in capacity as a witness in various investigations by Department of Justice and state-level prosecutors
• Represented leading global semiconductor company in internal investigation of whistleblower allegations of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations
• Represented political committee in connection with response to subpoenas from multiple United States Attorneys’ Offices and State Attorneys General
• Represented large healthcare company in internal investigation of subsidiary’s business practices
• Represented engineering company in plea negotiations with Department of Justice related to US government contract
• Represented airline in Department of Transportation investigation of tarmac delays
• Represented former government official in connection with FBI investigation of CFIUS approval of foreign transaction

Congressional Investigations

• Represented former Counsel to the Vice President before the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol
• Represented 501(c)(4) political committee in connection with response to related subpoenas by House Judiciary Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
• Counseled automobile manufacturer on response to and likelihood of potential congressional investigation regarding labor and employment practices

Pro Bono

• Obtained vacatur of intellectually disabled client’s capital sentence under Atkins in state court habeas action