*Amicus Briefs

Shafer v. Morgan Stanley

Published on:
January 29, 2025
Committee:

Court:

U.S. Court of Appeals

(Second Circuit)

Amicus Issue:

Whether employees can retrospectively recast deferred compensation programs as “ERISA plans” and thereby be entitled, under ERISA’s vesting and anti-forfeiture rules, to payment of deferred compensation even if the employees leave before the awards have vested or otherwise fail to meet the agreed-upon terms of the awards.

Counsel of Record:

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Michael Delikat

Robert M. Loeb

Alyssa Barnard-Yanni

Other Amici:

None.

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