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About
Provided by René Thorne
Practice Areas
Co-Leader, ERISA Complex Litigation Group. Represents employers, plans, fiduciaries, service providers, and trustees in complex and class ERISA and benefits cases; regulatory investigations.
Career
Principal at Jackson Lewis since 2007; formerly Senior Counsel at Proskauer Rose LLP. Super Lawyers, 2008-present; Best Lawyers, 2011-present. Lawdragon, "500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers" (2020), Legal 500 USA, "Recommended Attorney" (2020), Martindale-Hubbell®, "AV Preeminent® - Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence" (2005-present).
Professional Memberships
ABA Employee Benefits Subcommittee
Publications
"View From Jackson Lewis: Proving Loss Causation in Breach of Fiduciary Claims--The Split Widens", Bloomberg BNA Pension & Benefits Daily Reporter (June 2017); "Arbitration of ERISA Claims - Yes You Can!" BNA Pension & Benefits Reporter (July 2015)
Personal
Loyola University, J.D. 1993, B.A. Loyola Law Review and Moot Court
Chambers Review
USA
René Thorne's practice encompasses the full scope of employee benefit litigation. She offers experience in defending private and public sector clients in class action law suits.
René Thorne coleads the ERISA complex litigation practice group where she handles numerous ERISA class actions alleging breach of fiduciary duty as well as 401(k) class action fees.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is smart and really knows how to try a case."
"René provides expertise and an incredible ability to communicate very complex items at a level everyone can understand."
"She is smart and really knows how to try a case."
"René provides expertise and an incredible ability to communicate very complex items at a level everyone can understand."
"She is smart and really knows how to try a case."
"René provides expertise and an incredible ability to communicate very complex items at a level everyone can understand."
"She is smart and really knows how to try a case."
"René provides expertise and an incredible ability to communicate very complex items at a level everyone can understand."