Madeline M. Chimento

Education

• J.D., summa cum laude, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, 2009
• B.A., summa cum laude, Loyola University New Orleans, 2003

Admission to Practice

• Louisiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana

• ABA/EEO Committee for Liaison with the EEOC, OFCCP, and DOJ Meeting – “Ethical Issues in Employment Law” – New Orleans – June 21, 2017
• ABA/EEO Committee for Liaison with the EEOC, OFCCP, and DOJ Meeting – “ACA & MHPAEA: What You May Need to Know As A Litigator” – New Orleans – July 2015
• ABA/EEO Committee for Liaison with the EEOC, OFCCP, and DOJ Meeting – “Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast: A Defense Perspective” – New Orleans – July 2014
• Bloomberg BNA – “Class Action Discussion Panels” – New Orleans – 2014

• August 27, 2019 – SHRM Online – “The Beginning of the End for 401(k) Class Actions?”
• 2017 – Bloomberg BNA, contributing author – “ERISA Litigation”
• 2017 – 2018 – ABA Labor & Employment Section’s Employee Benefits Law, Co-Chair – “Employment Discrimination and Employee Benefits”
• November 30, 2015 – Bloomberg BNA – “Retiree Health Benefits Post-Tackett: The Need For Clear and Unambiguous Language”
• June 2014 – ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law – “Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast: A Defense Perspective”
• December 5, 2013 – Bloomberg BNA – “Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast—Practice Pointers for Defendants (Part II – Rule 23(b))”
• October 10, 2013 – Bloomberg BNA – “Labor and Employment and ERISA Class Actions After Wal-Mart and Comcast—Practice Pointers for Defendants (Part I – Commonality)”
• June 6, 2012 – Law360 – “Making a Big “Impression” On Employers in 2nd Circuit”