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Robert Wick's practice focuses on class action litigation for pension plans and financial institutions. He has represented some of the nation's largest banks and pension plans in high stakes antitrust and ERISA litigation. Mr. Wick is a former Vice Chair of Covington’s litigation practice.
Representative Matters
- Persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to grant review and reverse the Second Circuit in Conkright v. Frommert (April 21, 2010). Conkright strengthened the doctrine of deference to a plan administrator's interpretation of a pension plan by holding that deference is due to a plan administrator even if the administrator's initial interpretation of a plan is struck down as an abuse of discretion.
- Among several representations of cash balance plans in class action litigation, represented the IBM cash balance plan in a billion dollar case that ended successfully with the groundbreaking decision in Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan, 457 F.3d 636 (7th Cir. 2006).
- Represented one of the nation's leading financial institutions against multi-billion dollar antitrust claims asserted by American Express in American Express Travel Related Services Co. v. Visa U.S.A. Inc., et al. (S.D.N.Y.). The case was successfully settled and dismissed as to Mr. Wick's client.
- Represented one of the nation's leading financial institutions in In re Foreign Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation, a multi-district antitrust class action that recently settled on favorable terms.
- Represented a satellite communications company in an international arbitration in which the company prevailed and obtained a $50 million arbitration award.
Honors and Rankings
- Recognized as a Washington DC Super Lawyer in the area of antitrust litigation.
- Formerly recognized by the National Law Journal as one of it's top "40 under 40" lawyers in the nation.
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