
Jordan Mamorsky
Of Counsel
Practice Areas
- ERISA
- Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
- Litigation
- Bankruptcy &ย Restructuring
- Taft-Hartley Trusts
Biography
Jordan is an experienced litigator who specializes in complex commercial litigation and disputes. Jordan's primary practice focuses on the prosecution and defense of ERISA litigation matters including representation of plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, financial advisors, plan participants, company executives, third-party administrators, employers, and others in a broad range of ERISA disputes, including breach of fiduciary duty, denial of benefit, Employee Stock Ownership Plan and deferred compensation matters. Jordan's multifaceted litigation practice also includes expertise in restructuring and insolvency matters, securities class actions, insurance fraud prosecution, and false claims act litigation. Jordan has been recognized for his legal work and has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for the New York Metro area. Jordan is a regular columnist for Thomson Reuters' Journal of Compensation and Benefits, is a contributing author of the latest edition of Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice; has written for publications including Bloomberg Law, Lexis Nexis Practice Advisor and Morningstar Advisor; and has been quoted in publications such as Law 360, Pensions & Investments and FundFire.
Jordan received his Juris Doctor from New York Law School, a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University and compleed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Corporate Governance and Business Ethics at Yale University. He is admitted to practice law in New York, New Jersey, Illinois and Massachusetts.
Publications & Media
ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS/QUOTATIONS
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- Retirement Plans in Bankruptcy – Thomas Clark, Jr., Ivelisse Berio LeBeau, Israel Goldowitz, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, November 5, 2021
- Featured Author – Thomson Reuters Journal of Compensation and Benefits
- Author – Lexis Nexis Practice Advisor Practice Notes
- Prepare Clients for a Litigious 401(k) Environmentย – Jordan Mamorsky,ย AccountingWeb, August 4, 2021
- Arbitration of ERISA Retirement Plan Disputesย – Co-author,ย Lexis Nexis Practical Guidance Practice Notes, June 2021
- Retirement Plans Will Likely Face More Litigation in 2021ย –ย PLANADVISER, December 10, 2020 (PDF)
- Seven Attorneys from The Wagner Law Group Named to 2020 Super Lawyers Listsย – November 3, 2020
- Workers’ Attys Get $3M In Fees From $9M JPMorgan Dealย –ย Law360,ย October 8, 2020 (PDF)
- Abbott Data Breach Suit Provides Lessons for Plan Sponsors to Protect Against Potential Liabilityย –ย Thomson Reuters Journal of Compensation & Benefits, September/October 2020
- The Uncertain Legal Landscape for Plan Fiduciaries Over Cybersecurity Challengesย – Co-author,ย Thomson Reuters Journal of Compensation & Benefits, July/August 2020
- Retirement and Pension Plan Administration, Application of ERISA Fiduciary Rules; Who is a Fiduciaryย –ย 2020 Bloomberg Law Benefits Guide
- Jordan Mamorsky is Appointed “of Counsel” at The Wagner Law Group – June 15, 2020 Benefits Link, Boston Herald Today in Law Wall Street Select Fat Pitch Financials
- Is Plan Reformation and Available Remedy Under ERISA to Recalculate Participant Benefits? The Second Circuit Says Yesย –ย Thomson Reutersย Journal of Compensation and Benefits, March/April 2020
- Statute of Limitation for ERISA Claimsย – Co-author, with Barry Salkin,ย Lexis Nexis Practice Advisor Practice Note, January 2020
- Can a Retireeโs Mere Participation In a Plan With a Plan Document Arbitration Clause Subject Them To Binding Arbitration of 502(a)(2) Claims?ย –ย Journal of Compensationย and Benefits, November/December 2019
- The Implications of the Supreme Courtโs Acceptance of Certiorari in IBM and Intel and What it Means the Future of ERISAย –ย Journal of Compensationย and Benefits, September/October 2019
- ABB Suit Shows Danger Of ‘Scorched Earth’ Approachย –ย Law360,ย September 4, 2019 (PDF Version)
- 2 Courts Issue 2 Different Rulings in Arbitration Casesย –ย Pensions & Investments, September 2, 2019
- Arbitration Ruling Piques Sponsors’ Interestย –ย Pensions & Investments, September 2, 2019
- Premier National Law Firm Grows New York Office With Top Litigatorย – March 25, 2018 EIN NewsDesk | Boston Herald | Fat Pitch Financials | International Business Times | Street Insider | Value Investing News | Investor Place | Finance Industry Today | Today in Law
- “End of Ethics and a Way Back: How to Fix a Fundamentally Broken Financial System” –ย Wiley Financial, April 2013
- โHas Anything Changed Since The Credit Crisis, What We Can Learn From The Fall of MF Globalโ –ย Morningstar, February 2012
- โNew Proposed Uniform Fiduciary Standard May Fall Short of Dodd Frank Expectationsโ –ย Morningstar, December 2011
- โNFL Seeking to Tackle Concussions From The Ground Upโ –ย Sports Litigation Alert, March 2011
- โPreventing Player Misconduct In Sports A Cultural Battleโ –ย Professional Sports & The Law, November 2010
- โThe Politics of Financing Spring Training, Not Always A Home Runโ –ย Professional Sports & The Law, May 2010
- โAttorneys Debate Anti-Trust Arguments Of American Needleโ –ย Sports Litigation Alert, April 2010
- โEffective Risk Management Means Planning For The Worst In Unsettled Timesโ –ย Sports Litigation Alert, October 2009
Television Appearances
- Prepare Clients for a Litigious 401(k) Environment – AccountingWeb, August 4, 2021
Education
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- Juris Doctor - 05/2010
- Honors: Public Service Certificate Award Recipient
- VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- B.S., Bachelor of Science - 05/2007
- Major: History
- Major: International Relations
- LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE, London
- Semester Abroad - 2006
- Major: Concentration: Macroeconomics & International Political Economy
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 2010
- New York, 2011
- Massachusetts, 2019
- Illinois, 2021
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
Honors
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars - 2020, 2021