Jones Day's ERISA litigation practice is skilled in handling bet-the-company benefits related litigation, with the team being on the forefront of novel issues, such as challenging the long-standing practice of how some unions defined benefit pension plans to calculate liabilities for employers that ceased contributing to these plans. Both Evan Miller and Miguel Eaton were instrumental in the matter, with Miller experienced in litigating employee benefits issues on behalf of corporate plan sponsors and multi-employer plan contributors, while Eaton specializes in aiding clients with employee benefits issues that present significant business challenges. Kevin Noble advises clients on employee benefit plans and the employers who sponsor them, including resolving issues connected to legacy liabilities that are present within benefit plans, as well as corporate finance issues. All lawyers mentioned are based in Washington DC.
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Key clients
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- District of Columbia Retirement Board
- Edison Home Health
- C&S Wholesale Grocers
- ConvergeOne
- Southern Company
- General Electric
Work highlights
- Obtained a motion to dismiss victory for DC Retirement Board in claims of retaliation and whistleblower protection brought by their general counsel.
- Won a complete victory for ConvergeOne Dedicated Services in an ERISA withdrawal liability dispute in the Southern District of New York.
- Represented Southern Company and its plan fiduciaries in an ERISA class action alleging that its pension plan discriminates against married individuals by using outdated actuarial equivalency factors to calculate benefits owed to married participants.
Lawyers
Practice head
Miguel Eaton; Eric Mosier
Other key lawyers
Evan Miller; Kevin Noble