Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Charles F. Seemann III
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Charles Seemann’s practice emphasizes ERISA and employment law, but also encompasses a variety of commercial matters. His practice includes the defense of ERISA plans and plan fiduciaries at both public and private companies, multi-employer plans and plan fiduciaries, and financial institutions providing services to ERISA plans. In addition to ERISA matters, Charles has recent and substantial experience in wide range of matters, including stock-option and executive-compensation disputes, wage & hour advice and litigation, and private litigation and regulatory investigations in discrimination, hostile-environment, employee benefits, and similar matters.
Charles has helped clients resolve their complex and class-action matters in a number of jurisdictions, including New York, California, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana. He is licensed to practice in both Louisiana and Texas, and a member of the bar in severael federal circuits, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States.
Overview
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1995
- Emory University, BA, graduated 1992
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member, Labor & Employment Section
- Bureau of National Affairs - Pension & Benefits Advisory Board
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow (1997-present)
- LSU Law School - Member, Board of Trustees
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member, Labor & Employment Section
- Bureau of National Affairs - Pension & Benefits Advisory Board
- Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow (1997-present)
- LSU Law School - Member, Board of Trustees
- Louisiana State University, J.D., graduated 1995
- Emory University, BA, graduated 1992
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Employment Law - Management, New Orleans (2022)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New Orleans (2017)
- Litigation - Labor and Employment, New Orleans (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
- Class Actions
- COVID-19
- Defense
- Litigation
- Management
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Case History
Cases
- DiFelice v. US Airways, Inc., 397 F. Supp. 2d 735 (E.D. Va. 2005)
Obtained dismissal of directed trustee for 401(k) plan in class action claiming breach of fiduciary duty under ERISA, successfully defending potentially sweeping challenges to industry business models.
- Ferrer, et al. v. Chevron Corp., 34 Empl. Ben. Cas. (CCH) 1031 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 4, 2004), affirmed at 484 F.3d 776 (5th Cir. 2007)
Obtained dismissal of 26 consolidated ERISA claims alleging breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation against corporation sponsoring an enhanced-retirement program to accomplish companywide reduction in force; dismissal affirmed on appeal, despite contrary rulings on virtually identical facts in another circuit.
- Abbey v. Skokos, No. 06-0409 (S.D.N.Y.), affirmed at 303 Fed. Appx. 911 (2d Cir. 2008)
Obtained dismissal of central defendant in securities-fraud claim arising from investment partnership; dismissal affirmed on appeal.
- Trustees of the New York State Nurses Ass’n Pension Plan v. Cabrini Medical Center, No. 08-6918 (S.D.N.Y.), affirmed at 2009 WL 3806409 (2d Cir. Nov. 16, 2009)
Represented multi-employer plan in action for unpaid employer contributions; successfully recovered 100% of unpaid contributions, prejudgment interest and liquidated damages, despite defendant''s bankruptcy filing
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