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Wendy Gilligan
A federal court granted final approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit arising from a 2016 transaction in which the W BBQ Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the “ESOP”) bought stock of W BBQ Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”).
Christopher Wingard
On September 3, 2026, plaintiffs filed an unopposed motion for preliminary approval of a $5.55 million class action settlement with certain defendants in the ongoing litigation involving Russelectric Inc.’s ESOP. The case, filed in 2022 on behalf of former ESOP participants and the ESOP itself, alleged multiple breaches of ERISA fiduciary duties by defendants related to Russelectric Inc.’s redemption and termination of the ESOP in 2016 and the subsequent 2019 sale of the company.
Christopher Wingard
A federal district court in Washington has granted preliminary approval to a class action settlement in a case alleging that the BNBuilders, Inc. ESOP overpaid for BNBuilders, Inc.’s stock in a 2021 ESOP transaction.
Alan H. Kandel is a Partner at Husch Blackwell specializing in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. He counsels a wide variety of clients—including ... »
Allison is a Partner at McDermott Will & Schulte in Dallas, where she focuses her practice on employee benefits matters with extensive experience in ERISA ... »
Chris is an associate in Kleinbard’s Business & Finance Practice. He advises corporations, shareholders, directors and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) ... »
NCEO founder and senior staff member
David is a Partner and Chair of the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Practice Group at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings in Nashville. He advises ... »
Griffin F. O'Gara is an Associate in Krieg DeVault's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice. Mr. O'Gara primarily devotes his practice to ... »
