At a glance
- Best Lawyers gives the award to one national firm per practice area, and 62 firms took the honor across 74 practice areas in the 17th edition.
- Plan sponsors and advisers hiring ERISA counsel can compare a 30-attorney benefits specialist with a 2,200-lawyer firm.
- Trucker Huss, founded in 1980 and headquartered in San Francisco, lists 30 attorneys practicing solely in employee benefits law and describes itself as one of the largest employee benefits specialty firms in the country.
Morgan Lewis took national Law Firm of the Year in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law and Trucker Huss won Litigation – ERISA in the 2027 Best Law Firms rankings, released Nov. 4, 2026, 401(k) Specialist reported.
Best Lawyers gives the award to one national firm per practice area, and 62 firms took the honor across 74 practice areas in the 17th edition.
Plan sponsors and advisers hiring ERISA counsel can compare a 30-attorney benefits specialist with a 2,200-lawyer firm.
Trucker Huss, founded in 1980 and headquartered in San Francisco, lists 30 attorneys practicing solely in employee benefits law and describes itself as one of the largest employee benefits specialty firms in the country. It also has offices in Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. Morgan Lewis, based in New York with more than 2,200 lawyers and legal professionals, says its ERISA work covers corporate, multiemployer, tax-exempt and public plans, including investment and service provider selection, plan governance and litigation for plan sponsors, fiduciaries, custodians and insurers.
Morgan Lewis finished with 48 national rankings, 40 of them Tier 1, the third-highest Tier 1 count behind Greenberg Traurig with 43 and Holland & Knight with 42. It also took Law Firm of the Year in Labor Law – Management.
Reported by the Retirement Advisers desk from 401(k) Specialist. Published . Corrections