James Fleckner

Goodwin specializes in defending financial services companies, as well as other plan sponsors and service providers in class actions against allegations of breach of ERISA fiduciary duties, especially in relation to plan fees and investments. The firm is noted for its capital markets, healthcare and financial services experience, with the team securing victories for clients including MetLife, which resulted in the dismissal of a novel challenge to a plan’s use of prescription-drug rebates. The team’s appellate expertise is noted, with members including Boston-based Alison Douglass and Jaime Santos, in Washington DC, representing clients before circuit courts across the country and before the US Supreme Court. Also in Boston, James Fleckner has been active in defending against new ERISA litigation trends, including pension retirement benefit obligations to insurance carriers that have been filed and class action claims challenging the retention of foreign tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code relating to ERISA assets. Also in Washington DC, Michael Isenman represents a variety of clients including mutual funds and investment advisers in litigation and regulatory contexts including ERISA class actions and shareholder derivative demands and litigation. Christina Hennecken and David Rosenberg are key names.