Gottesdiener Law Firm — A Legacy of Excellence in ERISA Class Action Litigation

Gottesdiener Law Firm is no longer accepting new matters. This site reflects the Firm’s work and results over 25 years of ERISA litigation.

For more than 25 years, Gottesdiener Law Firm (“GLF”) was a leading plaintiffs’ firm in ERISA class action litigation, representing current and former employees in complex pension and 401(k) disputes. Through landmark cases against some of the nation’s largest employers and retirement plans in the country, the Firm recovered over $1 billion for plan participants and helped reshape the legal framework governing employee benefits.

GLF brought innovative, precedent-setting cases, including one that The New York Times described as “one of the most significant brought in the 25 years since Congress enacted the [ERISA statute].” The Firm’s work included major actions against companies such as Foot Locker, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Colgate-Palmolive, and New York Life.

Impact by the Numbers

$1B+
Recovered for pension plan participants

25+
Years focused on ERISA class action litigation

20+
Federal court appointments as class counsel

Judicial Recognition

Federal judges across the country recognized the Firm’s work:

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Plaintiffs selected remarkable, talented counsel … practicing at a level that few attain.

Judge Sandra S. Beckwith
Moody v. The Turner Corp.

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This is a case where … the lawyering was particularly critical to the outcome … unusual in the amount of dedication, attention to detail, and vigor of representation.

Judge Katherine Forrest
Osberg v. Foot Locker, Inc.

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The representation here by plaintiffs’ counsel was outstanding.

Chief Judge William M. Conley
Johnson v. Meriter Health Serv. Employee Retirement Plan

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Counsel achieved an exceptional recovery.

Judge J. Paul Oetken
Laurent v. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

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[H]igh-quality representation” in a case that “involved a novel area of law and presented an array of defenses that limited the probability of success.

Judge Lorna G. Schofield
McCutcheon et al. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.