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René Thorne

Jackson Lewis P.C. - New Orleans

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  • 601 Poydras Street
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • LA 70130

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Practice Areas

Co-Leader, ERISA Complex Litigation Group. Represents employers, plans, fiduciaries, service providers, and trustees in complex and class ERISA and benefits cases; regulatory investigations.

Career

Principal at Jackson Lewis since 2007; formerly Senior Counsel at Proskauer Rose LLP. Super Lawyers, 2008-present; Best Lawyers, 2011-present. Lawdragon, "500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers" (2020), Legal 500 USA, "Recommended Attorney" (2020), Martindale-Hubbell®, "AV Preeminent® - Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence" (2005-present).

Professional Memberships

ABA Employee Benefits Subcommittee

Publications

"View From Jackson Lewis: Proving Loss Causation in Breach of Fiduciary Claims--The Split Widens", Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Daily Reporter (June 2017); "Arbitration of ERISA Claims - Yes You Can!" BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter (July 2015)

Personal

Loyola University, J.D. 1993, B.A. Loyola Law Review and Moot Court