About this Conference

FACULTY

Conference Agenda

DAY 1

INTRODUCTION AND BENEFIT CLAIMS LITIGATION

9 - 9:05 am

WELCOME

9:05 - 9:25 am

THE YEAR IN REVIEW – THE 10 KEY CASES

9:25 - 11 am

BENEFIT CLAIM LITIGATION AFTER MET LIFE V. GLENN

• Basic Claims Under ERISA
• The Claims Review Process – conflicts of Interest
• The Exhaustion Requirement
• Judicial Review of Claims Decisions

11 - 11:15 am

COFFEE BREAK

11:15 am - 12 pm

MISREPRESENTATION AND OTHER CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS

• Miscommunication and Non-Disclosure
• Claims for Breach of Fiduciary Duty
• Estoppel and Other Theories

12 - 1 pm

LUNCHEON

1 - 1:45 pm

ERISA REMEDIES: AFTER LA RUE

1:45 - 2:30 pm

PREEMPTION –GOLDEN GATE AND BEYOND

• The edges of ERISA preemption
• States continuing attempts to regulate health care
  • PBMs
  • Pay or Play

2:30 - 2:45 pm

COFFEE BREAK

2:45 - 3:15 pm

ERISA LITIGATION RELATING TO EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION LITIGATION DURING A FINANCIAL CRISIS

3:15 - 4:15 pm

CASH BALANCE PLANS AND STATUTORY PENSION CLAIMS

• Anti-cutback claims
• Section 204(h)
• Partial termination
• Section 502(c) penalties

4:15- 5:15 pm

ETHICS AND PRIVILEGE ISSUES UNDER ERISA

5:15- 6:15 pm

NETWORKING RECEPTION

DAY 2

9 - 10:15 am

FIDUCIARY LITIGATION

• Current developments in fiduciary litigation
• Department of labor litigation
• Risk management and fiduciary insurance coverage

10:15 - 10:30 am

COFFEE BREAK

10:30 - 11:15 am

EMPLOYER STOCK CASES

11:15 am - 12 pm

401(k) FEE CASES

12 - 12:30 pm

ERISA CLASS ACTIONS AND ATTORNEY FEE ISSUES

• Class actions
• Fee issues

Conference Faculty

Conference Sponsors

Arent Fox

Arent Fox - a full-service law firm with offices in Washington, New York and Los Angeles – is a recognized leader in areas including litigation, real estate, health care and intellectual property. Arent Fox has significant experience in ERISA litigation, corporate securities and transactions, financial restructuring and bankruptcy, labor and employment, and corporate compliance.
www.arentfox.com

Gilardi & Co.

Gilardi & Co. LLC has been the industry leader in class action claims administration for over a quarter-century, with more than 3,000 cases administered and over $20 billion in assets distributed. We are experts in all phases of legal administration and pride ourselves on our unmatched service, efficiency and accountability.
www.gilardi.com

Jenner & Block LLP

Jenner & Block LLP is a national law firm offering experience in virtually every area of the law. Jenner & Block’s reputation as one of the country’s most successful law firms has been established by consistently delivering excellent legal counsel to clients in the boardroom and in the courtroom, from the trial level through the United States Supreme Court.
www.jenner.com

Miller & Chevalier

Miller & Chevalier handles the varied types of ERISA litigation, including complex class actions, fiduciary matters, executive compensation disputes, benefits claims, subrogation, and preemption and jurisdictional questions. The firm represents insurers, administrators, employers, and fiduciaries before federal and state courts and federal agencies, as well as beneficiaries in matters against the PBGC.
www.millerchevalier.com