Webcast: ERISA Litigation Trends and Developments

Webcasts  |  February 10, 2026

Join our lawyers for a recorded half-hour briefing covering ERISA litigation trends and developments. This is part of a quarterly Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits webcast series, providing quick insights into emerging issues and practical advice.

Topics include recent trends in excessive fee litigation, new lawsuits challenging voluntary insurance benefit programs, prohibited transaction claims after Cunningham v. Cornell, and changes to regulations concerning ESG investments and private equity in 401(k) plans.

MCLE CREDIT INFORMATION:

This program has been approved for credit in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 0.5 credit hour, of which 0.5 credit hour may be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement. This course is approved for transitional/non-transitional credit.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 0.5 hour.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is authorized by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to provide in-house CPD training. This program is approved for CPD credit in the amount of 0.5 hour. Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (Number 324652).

PANELISTS:

Ashley E. Johnson is a partner in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn, where she is Co-Chair of the firm’s ERISA Litigation Practice Group and a core member of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Her practice focuses on ERISA litigation, including high-stakes class actions involving retirement and health and welfare plans, as well as related workplace benefits disputes. Ashley represents employers and plan fiduciaries in trial and appellate courts nationwide, with an emphasis on legal strategy, dispositive briefing, and oral argument on complex statutory, fiduciary-duty, and prohibited-transaction issues.

Jennafer Tryck is a partner in the Orange County office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the Firm’s Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor and Employment, Insurance and Reinsurance, and Class Actions Practice Groups, and represents clients across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications, health care, and higher education. Jennafer specializes in defending plan sponsors and insurers in high-stakes ERISA litigation in the trial courts and on appeal. She has represented clients in a wide range of single-plaintiff and class-action matters, including defending employers against excessive fee and prohibited transaction claims, actuarial equivalence claims, tobacco surcharge claims, and 401(k) plan forfeiture claims. In addition to litigation defense, Jennafer also advises clients on limiting litigation exposure for ERISA and non-ERISA benefit plans.

Sean Feller is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Century City office. He serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. His practice focuses on all aspects executive compensation and employee benefits. His practice encompasses tax, ERISA, accounting, corporate, and securities law aspects of equity and other incentive compensation plans; qualified and nonqualified retirement and deferred compensation plans and executive employment and severance arrangements. Sean has been recognized by his peers as one of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law. In 2020 and 2022, he was ranked by Chambers USA as a Leading Lawyer in Los Angeles in the area of Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation.

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