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More than 70 lawyers and other benefits professionals
More than 100 interdisciplinary practice attorneys from our investment management, securities, business and finance, and labor and employment practices
13 attorneys listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2012)
8 fellows of the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
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- Benefit Plan Corrections Programs
- Defined Benefit/Cash Balance Plans
- Defined Contribution Plans/401(k) Plans
- ERISA Litigation
- ESOP Compliance/Transaction Matters
- Executive & Equity Compensation
- Fiduciary & DOL Matters
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- Health & Welfare Plans
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- Multiemployer Plans
- Payroll Tax & Fringe Benefits
- Plan Audit
- Tax-Exempt & Governmental Employers
- Transactional Matters
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Morgan Lewis is included in BTI's 2013 Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Morgan Lewis strong brand is recognized in BTI Consulting Group's 2013 Brand Elite report.
Morgan Lewis is profiled in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite: Client Perceptions of the Best-Branded Law Firms report.
Morgan Lewis's inclusion in BTI Consulting Group's Brand Elite report is covered.
Morgan Lewis is included in a list of 18 law firms with the strongest brands in the legal market.
Morgan Lewis's comments to the Department of Labor (DOL) detail concerns with its proposed National Independent Contractor Misclassification Survey and suggest the agency consider a number of alternative approaches.
Employee Benefits partner Andy Anderson is quoted.
Employee Benefits partner Andy Anderson is quoted.
Morgan Lewis advised Kenexa in a definitive agreement to be acquired by International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
The 2012 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business features 146 Morgan Lewis attorneys across practice areas, including many lawyers regarded as the most accomplished practitioners in their respective areas of practice.
Employee Benefits partner Andy Anderson is quoted.
The arrival of new partners Marla J. Kreindler, Julie K. Stapel, and Michael M. Philipp is covered.
Morgan Lewis today announced that Marla J. Kreindler and Julie K. Stapel—two well-known ERISA fiduciary lawyers—have joined the firm as partners in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice, resident in Chicago.
Morgan Lewis advised ARAMARK on its sale of Galls, LLC to CI Capital Partners, a North American private investment firm.
Morgan Lewis served as co-counsel to BHP Billiton on a definitive agreement for BHP Billiton to acquire Petrohawk for $38.75 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $12.1 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $15.1 billion.
Morgan Lewis advised Blackboard Inc. on its acquisition by an investor group, led by affiliates of Providence Equity, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.64 billion.
Today, Axcan Holdings, Inc. announced that it will acquire Eurand N.V. for $583 million. Morgan Lewis advised Eurand on the transaction.
Brian J. Dougherty—a cum laude Harvard Law graduate who was a partner at the firm until 2006, when he left to build an employee benefits practice at a regional firm—has returned to the firm as a partner in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice.
On Tuesday, Phoenix Technologies Ltd. entered into a definitive merger agreement with Marlin Equity Partners, where Marlin will acquire all outstanding shares of Phoenix stock for $3.85 per share, or approximately $139 million.
Morgan Lewis partner Andy Anderson is quoted in this New York Times article about the effects of the healthcare reform law.
Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics, and related solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in a transaction with a total value of $3.4 billion.
CKE Restaurants, Inc. announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, a leading global alternative asset manager.
Perrigo Company today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire PBM Products, LLC for approximately $808 million in cash.
Better Place this week announced that it has signed an agreement with an HSBC-led investor consortium for new equity financing of $350 million.
Andy Anderson discusses the concerns of some health insurance carriers regarding the interactions that mental health parity may have with some state mandates.


