Meet the Law Firms Fighting 401(k), Health Plan Class Actions

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP gets a lot of business when big companies are sued for the way they manage their retirement and health plans. For the second year in a row, it’s the law firm getting the most ERISA class action business.

Major companies, includingWaddell & Reed Financial Inc.,Sears Holding Corp., andFMC Corp., hired theglobal law firmto represent them in 18 Employee Retirement Income Security Act class actions since October 2016, according to an analysis of Bloomberg Law dockets.

The law firm has 12 partners and 40 associate attorneys in its ...