About Emily
Employers faced with complex employment and employee benefit claims count on Emily Seymour Costin to resolve disputes at the beginning stages with maximum efficiency. In addition to managing active cases, she advises clients on proven strategies to avoid future litigation.Emily leads the firm’s ERISA Litigation practice. She regularly represents employers, plan sponsors, insurers, and fiduciaries in litigation over benefits and fiduciary matters under ERISA, including those involving investments, fees, and employer stock in defined contribution plans, pension benefit calculations, benefit termination, and health benefits. She also represents several of the country’s largest health insurers in disputes with medical providers over reimbursement from ERISA plans and recoupment of overpayments. Emily has a track record of advising diverse groups of clients in other disputes involving employment, securities, health care, insurance, contracts, and professional malpractice. She manages administrative claims and appeals, responds to government audits, investigations, and subpoenas, and counsels clients on ERISA fiduciary best practices and other litigation avoidance strategies.Emily is a national co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative and participates on the firm’s Diversity Steering Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors of Breast Care for Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to medical screenings and treatment to all women in D.C. regardless of their ability to pay.
Employers faced with complex employment and employee benefit claims count on Emily Seymour Costin to resolve disputes at the beginning stages with maximum efficiency. In addition to managing active cases, she advises clients on proven strategies to avoid future litigation.Emily leads the firm’s ERISA Litigation practice. She regularly represents employers, plan sponsors, insurers, and fiduciaries in litigation over benefits and fiduciary matters under ERISA, including those involving investments, fees, and employer stock in defined contribution plans, pension benefit calculations, benefit termination, and health benefits. She also represents several of the country’s largest health insurers in disputes with medical providers over reimbursement from ERISA plans and recoupment of overpayments. Emily has a track record of advising diverse groups of clients in other disputes involving employment, securities, health care, insurance, contracts, and professional malpractice. She manages administrative claims and appeals, responds to government audits, investigations, and subpoenas, and counsels clients on ERISA fiduciary best practices and other litigation avoidance strategies.Emily is a national co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative and participates on the firm’s Diversity Steering Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors of Breast Care for Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to medical screenings and treatment to all women in D.C. regardless of their ability to pay.
Employers faced with complex employment and employee benefit claims count on Emily Seymour Costin to resolve disputes at the beginning stages with maximum efficiency. In addition to managing active cases, she advises clients on proven strategies to avoid future litigation.
Emily leads the firm’s ERISA Litigation practice. She regularly represents employers, plan sponsors, insurers, and fiduciaries in litigation over benefits and fiduciary matters under ERISA, including those involving investments, fees, and employer stock in defined contribution plans, pension benefit calculations, benefit termination, and health benefits. She also represents several of the country’s largest health insurers in disputes with medical providers over reimbursement from ERISA plans and recoupment of overpayments. Emily has a track record of advising diverse groups of clients in other disputes involving employment, securities, health care, insurance, contracts, and professional malpractice. She manages administrative claims and appeals, responds to government audits, investigations, and subpoenas, and counsels clients on ERISA fiduciary best practices and other litigation avoidance strategies.
Emily is a national co-chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative and participates on the firm’s Diversity Steering Committee. She serves on the Board of Directors of Breast Care for Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to medical screenings and treatment to all women in D.C. regardless of their ability to pay.
