Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Labor & Employment, ERISA Litigation

Jennafer Tryck is a partner in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Labor and Employment, Insurance and Reinsurance, and Class Actions practice groups, and represents clients across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, health care, and higher education.

Jennafer specializes in defending plan sponsors and insurers in high-stakes Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) litigation in the trial courts and on appeal.  She has represented clients in a wide range of single-plaintiff and class-action matters, including defending employers against excessive fee and prohibited transaction claims, tobacco surcharge claims, and 401(k) plan forfeiture claims.  She also defends plan sponsors and fiduciaries against challenges to the calculation of benefits for large defined-benefit pension plans.  In addition to litigation defense, Jennafer also dedicates a significant portion of her practice to advising clients on limiting litigation exposure for ERISA and non-ERISA benefit plans. Jennafer also served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Dana Fabe of the Alaska Supreme Court and as an extern to Judge John W. Sedwick of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.

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JD, University of California, Irvine School of Law, 2012; Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California, 2008; Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 2001.