Mr Myron Rumeld > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP is nationally renowned for its employee benefits and executive compensation offering, spread across six offices in the US, of which its ERISA litigation team is a key component. This team has experience in litigating employee benefits issues that its clients face, and has prevailed in many landmark decisions. The team has been sought out to write amicus briefs on key issues before the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts. Acting as full-service ERISA counsel to an extensive client list, its lawyers are also sought out specifically to handle high-stakes ERISA litigation by new clients. The firm is led by New York-based partners Myron Rumeld and Russell Hirschhorn.

Proskauer Rose LLP‘s appellate team handles a diverse mix of work, with notable experience in bankruptcy, sports, IP and ERISA-related cases. Among its most high-profile files, the team continues to represent the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in appeals arising from the restructuring of Puerto Rico’s public debt — the largest municipal restructuring in US history. New York-based Mark Harris advises on both civil and criminal cases at the trial and appellate levels and co-chairs the group alongside Boston-based John Roberts; together they co-lead the department’s involvement in the Puerto Rico restructuring. New York-based Myron Rumeld is recommended for his strong record in ERISA litigation.