Melissa D. Hill
Melissa D. Hill leads the labor and employment practice in New York and concentrates her practice on complex employee benefits litigation and employment litigation. Her ERISA practice includes class action litigation over the management of defined contribution and defined benefit pension plans, retirement investments, and claims of fiduciary breach and prohibited transactions, and high stakes benefits claims. Missy also represents clients in the financial services, technology, retail, and insurance industries, among others, in complex litigation and arbitration related to employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
Employers and employee benefit plan sponsors and fiduciaries seek Missy’s counsel when faced with disputes with employees, plan participants, and beneficiaries in federal, state, and appellate courts. In addition to litigation, Missy represents employers and fiduciaries in connection with investigations by the US Department of Labor, and counsels clients across a variety of industries on day-to-day employment issues, such as adverse employment decisions and litigation avoidance.
She also formerly served as the deputy hiring partner and co-managing partner for the New York office.
