Mary E. Grinman

Mary E. Grinman

Counsel, Litigation

Mary E. Grinman concentrates her practice on complex civil litigation matters, with a particular focus on defense of putative Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class actions involving 401(k) plans and insurance/reinsurance disputes. She also has defended clients in litigations and government investigations involving contracts, securities and health care regulation issues.

Bio

Selected matters include:

  • defending some of the nation’s largest retirement plan sponsors, including multiple financial services companies and other defendants, in putative class action litigations alleging claims of breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA
  • representing multiple global insurance companies in post-closing disputes arising from mergers, acquisitions and reinsurance transactions
  • representing a registered investment company in a proxy dispute under the Securities Exchange Act
  • defending an investment management firm in an investigation brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • representing a global consulting firm in an employment contract dispute with another consulting firm
  • defending a health care provider in a government investigation concerning billing practices

Ms. Grinman also has an active pro bono practice. Her representations have included two Georgia poll workers in a defamation lawsuit against a conspiracy-focused website, a Massachusetts state prisoner in a civil rights litigation in federal court and a nonprofit organization on immigration detainee rights matters. Ms. Grinman also serves as a vice chair of the Litigation Sub-committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) tax section employee benefits committee and frequently speaks about ERISA litigation topics at ABA conferences.

Credentials

Education

  • J.D., Harvard Law School, 2015
  • B.A., Boston University, 2012

Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Mary E. Grinman