This past year was another busy one for Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) litigation, including significant decisions from the United States Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals on issues impacting retirement and healthcare plans, coupled with the change in presidential administrations that resulted in new rules affecting ERISA plan sponsors and administrators.
Last year, Gibson Dunn also welcomed back Eugene Scalia as a partner to the Firm’s Washington, DC office after he served as the 28th U.S. Secretary of Labor from September 2019 to January 2021. Scalia’s return adds further depth to Gibson Dunn’s bench of elite ERISA litigators, who take an interdisciplinary approach to their work resolving complex matters for our clients, and bring together the Firm’s deep knowledge base and significant experience from across a variety of its award-winning practice groups, including: Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits, Class Actions, Labor & Employment, Securities Litigation, FDA & Health Care, and Appellate & Constitutional Law.
This year’s Annual ERISA Litigation Update summarizes key legal opinions and developments to assist plan sponsors and administrators navigating the rapidly changing ERISA litigation landscape.
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