Employee Benefits Litigation
Our Practice - What We Do
As with other forms of commercial litigation, appropriate and successful handling of employee benefits cases requires the knowledge of experienced litigation counsel. Snell & Wilmer teams our litigators with knowledgeable employee benefits attorneys to provide a superior level of service and value to our clients.
Snell & Wilmer's Employee Benefits Litigation team uses a multi-disciplinary approach to provide our clients with competent, professional representation. The lead litigation member of the team directs discovery and general trial preparation, argues all motions and serves as lead counsel at trial. The lead employee benefits attorney reviews evidentiary materials, identifies and works with expert witnesses and assists fact witnesses with the deposition and trial testimony. Working together allows both attorneys to offer a level of service that would not be possible without the contribution of both areas of specialization.
Additionally, our team is especially well-versed in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which imposes a host of duties on the sponsors, administrators and other fiduciaries of employee benefit plans.
Our Attorneys - Who We Are
Members of the Employee Benefits Litigation team have worked on a number of significant employee benefits cases. Their level of experience gives our clients a wealth of knowledge and information upon which they can rely for capable legal representation.
Our Clients - Who We Represent
The Employee Benefits Litigation team represents employee benefits plan sponsors, institutional trustees, insurers and plan fiduciaries.
Our Experience - What We've Done
The experience of the Employee Benefits Litigation team is broad and varied, ranging from representing employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) fiduciaries to employee groups --- all receiving the same unparalleled level of service that is a hallmark of Snell & Wilmer.The following is a list of cases involving the Employee Benefits Litigation team:
- Representation of a fiduciary of an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) in connection with litigation filed by the Department of Labor concerning its purchase of employer securities as part of a leveraged buyout
- Representation of a financial institution in connection with a Department of Labor investigation into its services as a plan fiduciary
- Representation of a group of executives previously employed by a failed financial institution in a successful effort to recover several million dollars of benefits
- Representation of a plan sponsor in connection with litigation filed by the Department of Labor and a union concerning the use of pension funds in corporate control contests
- Representation of an employer in litigation filed by a group of retirees seeking the restoration of a retiree medical insurance program.
External Links
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Law Assistance
U.S. Department of Labor, Benefits Review Board