S. Bradley Perkins

Experience

1. Partner

   Seyfarth Shaw LLP

   Feb 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Brad practices in the areas of employee benefits fiduciary advice, ERISA litigation, and litigation involving fraudulent and abusive health care providers.He has represented clients in a wide range of ERISA matters in court and in arbitration, including complex class actions and single-plaintiff lawsuits. He has handled matters involving individual pension and welfare benefit claims, severance pay claims, executive compensation disputes, benefit discrimination, and claims regarding plan design and fiduciary responsibility. In the class action realm, he has defended various types of claims, including claims for benefits and claims for breach of fiduciary duty, including 401(k) fee and proprietary fund litigations.Brad has experience representing health care plans and payors in health care reimbursement and provider billing litigation involving claims under ERISA, RICO, and state law, including the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act.Brad serves as a contributing editor to Employee Benefits Law and its annual supplements, and he serves as a Management Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on Liability Issues Unique to Welfare Plans.

Education

• Duke University

  B.A., Religion, Philosophy

  1997 — 2001

• The George Washington University Law School

  J.D.

  2001 — 2004

Skills

• Legal Research
• Arbitration
• Negotiation
• Litigation
• Employee Benefits
• Commercial Litigation
• Corporate Law
• Corporate Governance
• Erisa
• Healthcare
• Class Actions
• Employment Law
• Insurance
• Trade Secrets
• Civil Litigation
• Appeals
• Research
• Securities Law
• Mediation