Virginia H. Perkins

Associate

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Ms. Perkins represents plan sponsors and fiduciaries in a wide variety of employee benefits litigation, including claims relating to pension plans, health and welfare plans, ESOPs, stock option plans and executive compensation arrangements. She has also counseled clients extensively in the areas of fiduciary responsibility, employee benefit plans, wage and hour issues, and fair employment practices. Virginia works closely with clients to provide advice and support in ERISA litigation, benefit claims and appeals, DOL investigations, fiduciary and prohibited transaction issues, and service provider agreement negotiations.

Virginia has co-authored several articles on current developments in ERISA litigation, including The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Delegating Fiduciary Responsibility After Enron? (published in Employee Relations Law Journal, Summer 2004, Vol. 30, No. 1) and the 2006 and 2007 ERISA chapters for the A.B.A. Annual Review of Development in Business and Corporate Litigation (published by the American Bar Association, 2006 Ed. and 2007 Ed.).

Telephone

(415) 788-3111

Facsimile

(415) 421-2017

E-Mail

Education

• J. D., magna cum laude, 2001
  New York University School of Law
  Order of the Coif
• B.A., High Honors, 1997
  University of California, Berkeley

Professional Career

• 2007 - Present
  Associate
  Trucker Huss
  San Francisco, California
• 2005 - 2007
  Associate
  Jones Day
  San Francisco, California
• 2003 - 2005
  Associate
  Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  San Francisco, California
• 2001 - 2003
  Associate
  Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, LLP
  San Francisco, California

Professional Licenses and Affiliations

• Member, The State Bar of California
• Member, Bar Association of San Francisco
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Western Pension & Benefits Conference