Amanda Amert

Amanda S. Amert is a partner in the Litigation Department and Chair of the ERISA Litigation Group, based in the firm’s Chicago office. She focuses her practice on ERISA litigation and has a wide variety of business litigation, appellate and arbitration experience. Businesses rely on her for help with ERISA litigation and counseling, contract disputes and financial services litigation. She has represented employers in federal courts around the country at the trial and appellate levels, in both individual and class-action lawsuits, and in disputes with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Amanda's experience in business litigation ranges from contract disputes to financial industry cases to employment litigation. Her ERISA litigation experience includes representing employers and ERISA plan service providers in federal courts around the country at the trial and appellate levels, in both individual and class action lawsuits, as well as counseling clients regarding developing practices designed to avoid fiduciary litigation. Most recently, Amanda led a team that secured a complete dismissal of an ERISA class action against a multi-national corporation, and is defending class actions around recordkeeping fees, target date funds and proprietary funds in defined contribution plans. Amanda maintains an active pro bono practice, which has included a range of civil, criminal and counseling matters.

Amanda received her J.D. from Duke University School of Law and her B.A. from Williams College.

Chambers USA, ERISA Litigation (Nationwide), since 2018

The Legal 500 United States, Labor and Employment - ERISA Litigation, since 2016

Crain’s Chicago Business, Notable Women in Law, 2026, 2024, 2022, 2018

Pro Bono and Public Interest Award, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2025

Chicago Debates – 25 of 25 Influencers List, 2022

Law360, "MVP" – Benefits (ERISA)