Press Release

Mayer Brown Named a 2025 Benefits Practice Group of the Year by Law360

Issued by Mayer Brown

Jan. 26, 2026

Mayer Brown has once again been named Benefits Group of the Year, reflecting the firm’s high profile victories and impactful work defeating high-profile ERISA class action lawsuits over the past year.

The honor highlights the ERISA Litigation team’s continued leadership in navigating clients through some of the most significant and complex litigation matters in 2025. Examples of the team’s victories include: 

• Achieving a significant summary judgment victory on behalf of the Board of Directors for the Motion Picture Industry Pension Plans and 50 of its current and former Individual Directors in an ERISA class action lawsuit asserting novel and complex investment challenges.
• Achieving a significant summary judgment win for Caesars Holdings in an ERISA class action challenging the target-date funds offered in the Caesars’ 401(k) and the company’s retention of an experienced 3(38) investment manager for the 401(k) plan. 
• Securing a complete motion to dismiss victory for Siemens Corporation in an ERISA class action challenging the allocation of its 401(k) plan forfeitures—unvested employer contributions forfeited by departing employees—to the company’s plan contributions. The team is currently representing Siemens on appeal in the Third Circuit.
• Securing a complete motion to dismiss victory for Nordstrom in an ERISA class action challenging Nordstrom’s 401(k) plan’s recordkeeping and administrative fees, its managed account service officer, and the allocation of its plan forfeitures. The team is currently representing Nordstrom on appeal in the Ninth Circuit.
• Securing a complete motion to dismiss victory for Marmon Holdings in an ERISA class action lawsuit challenging its 401(k) plan’s recordkeeping and administrative fees. 

Mayer Brown’s award winning ERISA Litigation group combines decades of experience, skilled advocacy, and cutting-edge insights to help its clients defend and defeat the most complex ERISA litigation matters.  

Law360’s annual Practice Groups of the Year honors recognize legal teams whose work delivers standout results and advances the industry in meaningful ways. In the Benefits category for 2025, six honorees earned this distinction. The winners were selected from nearly 800 submissions spanning more than 30 practice areas.

Mayer Brown was previously recognized by Law360 as a Benefits Practice Group of the Year for four consecutive years from 2019–2022. After Law360 paused the category the last two years, Mayer Brown reclaimed the honor again in 2025.

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