ERISA Litigation

Stock drop litigation has increased dramatically in the past decade. Winston & Strawn helps employers, fiduciaries, executives, boards of directors, benefit plans, and plan administrators in all aspects of ERISA litigation, including issues relating to:

• pension plan modification and termination
• benefit claims
• employment law and benefits plan claims
• fiduciary issues, mutual fund fees, and insurance company commissions
• change in control
• corporate investigations and executive matters
• executive malfeasance and forfeiture

The increase in ERISA class actions in recent years has resulted in new legal challenges for employers, retirement plan fiduciaries, as well as officers and directors. The groundwork for our successes in court often is laid years in advance by our proactive design, drafting, and process strategies. Winston & Strawn’s ERISA litigation attorneys have pioneered certain defensive strategies and training programs to help protect plan fiduciaries before litigation is filed.