Mayer Brown ERISA Defense Lawyer Netter Joins Justice Department

Former Mayer Brown ERISA litigator Brian Netter has landed at the Justice Department after nine years of defending clients including AT&T Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Northrop Grumman Corp.

Netter left Mayer Brown’s Washington office, where he was a partner for seven years, to become deputy assistant attorney general with the Justice branch that represents federal agencies in civil litigation in U.S. district courts, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Justice gains Netter’s experience under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, which sets minimum standards for retirement and health plans in private industry. Firms’ ERISA litigation practices ...