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Ian Morrison

Ian Morrison

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

United States • Labor and employment

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ERISA litigation

Noted for its ‘deep knowledge of ERISA litigation nationwide,’ the team at Seyfarth Shaw LLP covers a broad spectrum of ERISA and employee benefits litigation covering all stages from filing through trial and appeal. Lawyers benefit from its collaboration with the employee benefits department’s compliance experts in matters including representing employers in disputes with multi-employer Taft-Hartley plans. In Chicago, Ian Morrison focuses on representing Fortune 500 companies in ERISA cases, and is sought out by employers and plan service providers for defense of significant ERISA litigation. Kathleen Cahill Slaught, in San Francisco, acts as lead trial counsel in ERISA litigation, and has been active in ERISA bench trials in the Central District of California in 2024. Also in Chicago, Sam Schwartz-Fenwick counsels clients in employment and employee benefit best practices matters across the changing legal and cultural landscape surrounding the LGBT community, including transgender insurance benefit coverage and setting up protocols for a more gender-fluid workforce, as well as counselling on claims arising from transgender and LGBT employee benefits discrimination.
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(312) 460-5830
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Work Department
Labor and Employment Department; ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation Practice Group (Co-Chair).
Position

Ian Morrison has extensive experience representing employers, employee benefit plans, and fiduciaries in a broad range of ERISA and employee benefits litigation. He has successfully handled numerous high-stakes ERISA class actions for Fortune 500 companies, complex individual claims, and well as complex nationwide portfolios of litigation. Many of his ERISA cases have resulted in leading and often-cited court decisions. Ian has handled a wide range of ERISA matter through trial and appeal including individual pension and welfare benefit claims, severance pay claims, executive compensation disputes, class action claims regarding plan design, and class action claims regarding plan administration and fiduciary responsibility.

Career

After a federal judicial clerkship, Ian joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP in 1997. Ian became a partner in the firm in 2003 and was subsequently appointed Co-Chair of the firm's ERISA & Employee Benefits Litigation Practice Group.

Memberships
Ian is an active member of the ABA's Employee Benefits Committee (EBC). He has served as Co-Chair of two of its subcommittees and is a regular speaker at EBC events. Ian also is a contributing author and Co-Chair of the Board of Senior Editors of the BNA treatise Employee Benefits Law.  In addition, Ian regularly writes on ERISA litigation topics in other publications, and frequently comments in trade publications on ERISA litigation developments.
Education

JD, Washington University in St. Louis (1995); BA, University of Chicago (1992).

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Deep knowledge of ERISA litigation, nationwide; willingness to collaborate with clients on AFAs; excellent litigators.’

  • 'Amanda Genovese is noted for her strong industry and legal knowledge, and great client service.'