Dylan practices in the firm’s ERISA litigation practice group, which is ranked in the first tier nationally by the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings. He represents plan sponsors and fiduciaries in a wide range of employee benefit cases, including complex ERISA class action lawsuits involving 401(k) and 403(b) defined contribution plans and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”); cases involving individual claims for retirement and medical benefits; and claims for withdrawal liability and delinquent contributions involving multi-employer, “Taft-Hartley” pension plans. He is admitted to practice in all of the federal district courts located in California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

In addition to his litigation practice, Dylan counsels retirement plan sponsors and other fiduciaries on fiduciary best practices and risk mitigation, plan governance structure, service provider agreements, operational corrections, and regulatory compliance. He also represents retirement and health and welfare plan fiduciaries in investigations and agency actions brought by the United States Department of Labor and Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dylan has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America “Ones to Watch” for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law since 2021 (its inception), and Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” in Northern California since 2018.

Dylan has written articles and presented on a number of ERISA and employee benefits topics, including fiduciary best practices, cybersecurity, ESOP settlements, and the state of employer “stock drop” litigation.

Prior to joining Trucker Huss, Dylan’s practice concentrated on ERISA litigation, but also included private placement securities litigation, insurance bad faith, and entertainment law.

 

RECENT AND UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

• Ninth Circuit Decision in AT&T Case Could Open Up Potential New Attacks on Retirement Plan Fiduciaries: What Fiduciaries Need to Know
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Revives Two 401(k) Fee Cases, Potentially Making It More Difficult for Plan Fiduciaries to Obtain Early Dismissal
• Mitigating Fiduciary Risk: Lessons Learned About the Prudent Person Rule After Fifteen Years of Fee Litigation
• Supreme Court Gives Plaintiffs Cover to Beat ERISA’s 3-Year Statute of Limitations
• Supreme Court Remands Outlier Stock Drop Decision
• Arbitrability of ERISA Fiduciary Breach Cases
• Second Circuit Breathes New Life Into Company Stock Litigation
• Are ERISA Claims Subject to Arbitration?
• The Pleading Standard Applicable to Claims Involving Private Company ESOPs: Does Dudenhoeffer Apply or Not?
• ERISA Stock Drop Cases Since Dudenhoeffer: The Pleading Standard Has Been Raised
• Ninth Circuit Clarifies Remedies for Failure to Provide Documents Relevant to a Benefit Claim

RECENT PRESENTATIONS

• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Health Plan Fiduciaries—Ways to Avoid Litigation Based on High Fees
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Developments in 401(k) Fee Cases, DOL Cybersecurity Investigations, and Cryptocurrency
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Cybersecurity Guidance and New Proposed Rule Regarding ESG Investments from the Department of Labor
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Mitigating Fiduciary Risk
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: Emerging Theories of Liability in ERISA Litigation and Lessons Learned for Plan Fiduciaries
• TRUCKER HUSS WEBINAR: ERISA Litigation Update: 401(k) and 403(b) Excessive Fee Lawsuits