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A Dedicated Team with Nationwide Reach Litigation brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a dynamic and complex area of the law. Navigating this landscape quickly and efficiently is vital to managing costs and mitigating risk. Saul Ewing’s ERISA Litigation Group has...
Practical and Creative Counsel Throughout the Life Cycle of an ESOP Employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) feature a variety of benefits for business owners, their companies and their employees. They allow employees to own part or all of a company through retirement accounts in a tax-exempt trust...
Practical Guidance Throughout Various Stages of Growth Companies and organizations of all sizes continually strive for growth—growth into new markets and regions, growth in their operational efficiencies, growth through transformative transactions and partnerships, and growth in revenue. Maintaining...

Scott Patterson centers his practice on negotiating contracts for procurement and licensing of complex technology. He has helped numerous clients to structure effective RFPs and negotiate agreements for a wide range of enterprise information systems, cloud/SaaS services, telecommunications systems...
Supporting Ideas Through a Company’s Life Cycle Transforming an idea into a business is a journey filled with excitement and challenges. Building a company requires an effective team who can make difficult decisions with imperfect information. From choosing partners to securing reliable funding...

Thomas Cryan advises Fortune 100 clients and other large employers on legal issues connected with executive compensation, fringe benefits, employment tax and related government reporting. Drawing on more than 25 years of practice, Tom works closely with the legal, tax and benefits departments for...

Ira Shepard has practiced labor and employment law, representing management, on a nationwide basis for more than 50 years. He has worked as a counselor, negotiator and litigator in a broad range of industries and now focuses on working with clients in the higher education and advertising industries...

Mark Gruhin is a business lawyer who has been practicing law for more than 40 years. In addition to his legal practice, he has co-founded and been involved in several start-up businesses, including Careerbuilder.com. Mark has an extensive amount of general corporate experience in venture capital...

Paul Heylman has more than 40 years of experience representing clients in a broad range of maritime, labor and employment law, and employee benefits issues. Paul represents ports, ocean carriers, marine terminal operators and shippers before the Federal Maritime Commission in both litigation and...

Rob Duston is a business lawyer and litigator with more than 30 years of experience helping businesses, schools and other entities, primarily in three areas of the law: compliance with the public access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Housing Act (FHA), Section 504 of...

For more than 30 years, Michael Gold has assisted clients in corporate and transactional matters. He is a trusted advisor to general counsel, senior management and boards across the country. Michael is a "closer" with a record of negotiating complex transactions to a satisfactory conclusion...

Kyra Smerkanich is an insurance litigator who advocates for companies in the insurance industry in complex coverage disputes. Her experience spans from matters involving general liability and environmental liability insurance policies, including PFAS-related claims, to property and event...