Bob Eccles is Of Counsel in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC office. His practice focuses on ERISA litigation and in providing advice pertaining to Title I of ERISA and other statutes affecting employee benefit plans. Bob joined the firm in 1988 after 15 years as an attorney for the federal government, including five years as a trial attorney for the Department of Justice (DOJ) and 10 years as an ERISA attorney at the Department of Labor (DOL). From 1982 to 1988, he was Associate Solicitor of Labor in charge of DOL attorneys who conducted litigation and provided legal advice under ERISA.

Bob has provided advice or handled litigation under ERISA and related statutes for a broad range of clients including U.S, Trust, Fidelity Investments, CIGNA, Humana, Ford, Verizon, and many other corporations, institutions, and individuals.

In addition, Bob represents individual fiduciaries and institutions in dealings with federal ERISA agencies and provides advice to corporations, employee benefit plans, and financial institutions that are regular clients of the Firm. He appears regularly in federal district and appellate courts throughout the country and has argued before the US Supreme Court.

Bob was named among the top 10 Labor and Employment lawyers in the Washington, DC area by Legal Times magazine as part of its “Leading Lawyers” series. Bob also was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employee Benefits law. Chambers USA also selected Bob as a Leading Lawyer in Employee Benefits/Litigation.