Gary S. Tell
O'Melveny & Myers
1625 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(District of Columbia)

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Practice Areas: Employee Benefits and Civil Litigation on Behalf of Employers

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Gary Tell is a partner in O’Melveny’s Washington, DC office, focusing on employee benefits and litigation. His practice emphasizes fiduciary issues, drawing on over 15 years of experience in both private practice and as a government ERISA regulator.

Gary joined the firm after several years with the Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor, where he assisted the Employee Benefits Security Administration with investigations and handled ERISA litigation across the country. The Secretary of Labor presented Gary with several Exceptional Achievement Awards, including an award for his drafting of amicus curiae briefs on a wide variety of ERISA issues, ranging from ERISA preemption to the scope of liability under the statute.

In addition to a national litigation practice at the trial and appellate levels, Gary regularly provides advice to plan sponsors and financial institutions on government investigations and regulatory matters, particularly with regard to fiduciary issues and plan investments.

Gary has been named by Chambers USA (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), Legal 500 (2007, 2008, 2009), and The Best Lawyers in America (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) as a leading practitioner in the employee benefits area.