Nancy G. Ross is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Chicago office and a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice. She focuses her practice primarily on the area of employee benefits class action litigation and counseling under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Nancy is frequently recognized as a leader in ERISA litigation by the most highly regarded legal directories and industry publications in the United States.

Nancy has extensive experience in counseling and representing employers, boards of directors, plan fiduciaries and trustees in matters concerning pension and welfare benefit plans. Her experience includes representation of pension plans, ESOPs, trustees and employers concerning their administration of plan assets and fiduciary responsibilities before the courts and the Department of Labor.

Nancy frequently represents directors and officers who are named as defendants in ERISA litigation over 401(k) plans and other employee benefit plans. She also has extensive experience in counseling employers seeking to reduce their retiree health benefits exposure and has successfully represented companies such as AXA Equitable, Bell + Howell, Chrysler LLC, Farley Industries Inc., FreightCar America, Inc., John Morrell & Company and Joy Global Inc. in litigation challenging the reduction of retiree medical benefits. Additionally, among her clients are CNA, General Mills, Liberty Mutual, Northrop Grumman, The Northern Trust and State Street Bank & Trust. Nancy has also been approved by various insurance companies to represent directors and officers in fiduciary litigation.