San Francisco, CA (1888PressRelease)
April 10, 2009 - The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP announced that Saswati Paul has joined its Silicon Valley office as of counsel in the Global Benefits and Compensation Practice. Paul’s practice will center on counseling and litigation services relating to all aspects of employee benefits, with a particular focus on fiduciary responsibilities under ERISA. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, she was a senior associate with Trucker Huss, APC.
“We are pleased Saswati has joined our team,” said Heather Meeker, co-managing shareholder of the Silicon Valley office. “She will provide the depth of knowledge, experience and reputation to further our status in the Global Benefits and Compensation Practice, especially during these times of increased legislative activity, heightened enforcement by regulatory agencies and an uptick in ERISA litigation.”
Paul provides companies advice on the design, implementation and operation of benefit plans. She has extensive experience advising clients on fiduciary responsibilities, assisting clients undergoing audits and negotiating with the Department of Labor, and providing litigation support on a wide array of ERISA litigation. Paul is a frequent speaker on ERISA fiduciary issues to industry and professional groups.
Paul served as Senior Investigator and Acting Associate Regional Director for Technical Review and Analysis for the United States Department of Labor (DOL), where she initiated, planned, coordinated and managed complex fiduciary compliance investigations of pensions and health benefit plans, including high visibility cases involving cross trading and fraudulent Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs). In 2000 she was a recipient of the DOL Achievement Award for the results of the MEWA investigation.
Paul received her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law and her B.A. in Economics from Yale University.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with more than 1,800 attorneys and governmental affairs professionals in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm was selected as the 2007 USA Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners.
Greenberg Traurig serves clients from offices in: Albany, NY; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Houston, TX; Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Morristown, NJ; New York, NY; Orange County, CA; Orlando, FL; Palm Beach County, FL; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Sacramento, CA; Shanghai, China; Silicon Valley, CA; Tallahassee, FL; Tampa, FL; Tokyo, Japan; Tysons Corner, VA; Washington, D.C.; White Plains, NY; Wilmington, DE; and Zurich, Switzerland. Additionally, the firm has strategic alliances with the following independent law firms: Olswang, London, Brussels and Berlin; and Studio Santa Maria, Milan and Rome.
For additional information, please visit the firm's Web site at www.gtlaw.com.
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