With consistently top-tier rankings from Chambers USA and Legal 500, Steptoe’s ERISA Group has long been recognized as one of the best in the nation. Described by Legal 500 as "the ‘go-to’ ERISA firm," Steptoe is well known for our ability to solve clients’ problems in all types of ERISA matters, whether in court, before government agencies, or as advisors.
The breadth of our ERISA experience is evident in our diverse client base, which encompasses all segments of the employee benefit plan community, including plan fiduciaries, state retirement and welfare benefit systems, multiemployer plans, and third-party pension and welfare plan administrators and insurers, as well as corporate plan sponsors, financial institutions, banks, and plan services providers.
As noted in Chambers USA and Legal 500, our lawyers are "highly sophisticated" and their deep technical and practical knowledge enables them to provide clients with "accurate predictions of what the courts and regulatory bodies might do in specific situations." Clients benefit from the wide-ranging strengths of our team, which includes:
- Proven ERISA litigators
- Former senior representatives from the US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Labor, and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
- Former Big Four consultants
- Savvy policy advisors on fiduciary issues, retirement benefits, and health care reform
Noteworthy
- Chambers USA, ERISA Litigation, Nationwide (2005-2024)
- Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, DC (2005-2022)
- Chambers USA, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Nationwide (2010-2023)
- Legal 500 US, Labor & Employment: ERISA Litigation, Nationwide (2007-2024)
- Legal 500 US, Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, and Retirement Plans (2010-2024)
News & Publications
Client Alerts
Supreme Court Limits Complaint Allegations Required to State an ERISA Prohibited Transaction Claim
April 22, 2025
Stepwise Risk Outlook
Labor Market Trends 2024: Conflicted Market, RTO, and More
November 12, 2024
By: Anni Coonan
Client Alerts
Fiduciary Rule Client Advisory
November 3, 2023
By: Melanie Nussdorf, Eric G. Serron, Scott A. Sinder, Nick Sutter, Raisa M. Daigneault
Client Alerts
July 12, 2023
Press Releases
Four Steptoe Lawyers Named to Lawyers of Color Law Firm Leaders Issue 2022
February 2, 2023
Client Alerts
DOL Issues Final Rule on the Use of ESG Factors in Retirement Investments
December 7, 2022
By: Eric G. Serron, Michael Dockterman, Melanie Nussdorf, Ida Adibi
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives 27 Practice, 72 Individual Mentions in Chambers USA 2022
June 3, 2022
Press Releases
Steptoe Receives 27 Practice Rankings, 31 Individual Awards in Legal 500 US 2021
September 13, 2021
Events
Seminars & Events
Hot HR Issues: De-risking Your Business
July 1, 2015
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Resources
Financial Services Group Advisory
June 12, 2019
By: Micah S. Green, Scott A. Sinder, Kate Jensen, Melanie Nussdorf, Eric G. Serron