Lawdragon’s Guide to The Most Powerful Corporate Employment Lawyers also features 20 top practitioners in the area of Employee Benefits and ERISA, presented below.
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| Name | Law Firm | City |
|---|---|---|
| Steven G. Eckhaus | McDermott | New York |
| Stephen W. Fackler | Gibson Dunn | Palo Alto |
| Gary M. Ford | Groom Law Group, Chartered | Washington, D.C. |
| Nancy Gerrie | Winston | Chicago |
| Paul M. Hamburger | Proskauer | Washington |
| Eric W. Hilfers | Cravath | New York |
| D. Ward Kallstrom | Seyfarth Shaw | San Francisco |
| David N. Levine | Groom Law Group, Chartered | Washington, D.C. |
| Robert Newman | Covington & Burling | Washington, D.C. |
| Melanie Nussdorf | Steptoe | Washington, D.C. |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ivins Phillips | Washington, D.C. |
| Paul J. Ondrasik Jr. | Steptoe | Washington, D.C. |
| Nicholas J. Pappas | Weil | New York |
| Andrea S. Rattner | Proskauer | New York |
| David Rogers | Winston | Washington, D.C. |
| Myron D. Rumeld | Proskauer | New York |
| Howard Shapiro | Proskauer | New Orleans |
| Richard C. Shea | Covington & Burling | Washington, D.C. |
| Charles R. Smith | K&L Gates | Pittsburgh |
| René E. Thorne | Jackson Lewis | New Orleans |
