Matthew Grabell

Matthew D. Grabell

Partner
Matthew Grabell offers legal counsel to employers on a wide range of employment and employee benefits matters, with an emphasis on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). He has extensive experience defending employers throughout all stages of ERISA-related litigation, including cases involving breach of fiduciary duty, prohibited transactions, and wrongful denial of benefits.

Matthew has also represented both employers and their benefit plans in individual ERISA claims, class actions, and cases brought by the Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). More broadly, he has litigated labor disputes for clients in courts around the country, as well as in several federal appellate courts.

In addition to his litigation practice, Matthew regularly advises employers on compliance matters related to both ERISA and non-ERISA benefit plans. His work covers a broad spectrum of issues, including COBRA compliance, executive compensation, severance plans, and general plan administration and compliance. He has also provided guidance in mergers and acquisitions, assisting clients on both the buy-side and sell-side with complex benefits issues.

Matthew is also well-versed in defending employers that contribute to multiemployer benefit funds. He helps clients navigate claims related to contributions, withdrawal liability, and audit compliance, with insight into representing clients participating in multiemployer Taft-Hartley Funds. Matthew works with employers across industries, including healthcare, manufacturing, construction, service, and transportation.

Credentials

Education

  • DePaul University, B.A., 2010, magna cum laude
  • Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
  • Illinois

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Clerkships

  • HonorableRonald A. Guzman, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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