Ross McSweeney represents employers, plan sponsors, fiduciaries, committees, and service providers in complex ERISA litigation nationwide. His clients include some of the nation’s largest employers and the sponsors and fiduciaries of some of its largest employee benefit plans, often in matters carrying substantial financial and operational consequences. His practice encompasses class actions and other disputes involving fiduciary duties, prohibited transactions, plan investments and fees, benefit entitlements, disclosure obligations, and the administration of defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare plans. He also has substantial experience in ESOP litigation, including matters involving plan transactions, valuation, and fiduciary process.
Ross handles all phases of litigation, including early case assessment, dispositive motions, complex discovery, class certification, expert proceedings, depositions, mediation, trial, and appeal. His work draws on an understanding of ERISA’s technical requirements, plan administration, investment management, and the practical considerations facing plan sponsors and fiduciaries.
Ross also works with clients to assess emerging theories of liability and develop litigation strategies suited to the particular plan, dispute, and business context. He is a member of The ESOP Association’s Valuation Advisory Committee.
