Rick Bien’s litigation practice involves defense of class action and other claims for financial services companies, life, health and disability insurance defense, ERISA, general business, trust company and financial litigation, insurance professional liability litigation, insurance coverage litigation and real estate litigation. Mr. Bien has served the firm as Chair of the Litigation Division and the Business Litigation Department and is presently Chair of the ERISA, Life Health and Disability Insurance Practice Group and is presently a litigation team leader. He has defended dozens of landmark class action matters and has been in the forefront of ERISA/employee benefit litigation.