Brian A. Pepicelli

Former federal law clerk specializing in ERISA withdrawal liability litigation.

Brian is a key member of the firm’s ERISA withdrawal liability team, which represents multiemployer pension funds in withdrawal liability cases in arbitrations and district courts throughout the United States.

Before joining Tucker Arensberg, Brian was a judicial law clerk to two federal judges in Pittsburgh: the Honorable Nora Barry Fisher, U.S. District Judge (Sept. 2017 to May 2018), and the Honorable Cynthia Reed Eddy, Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge (Dec. 2013 to Sept. 2017). During his time as a federal law clerk, Brian worked “behind the scenes” on cases at all stages of the litigation (from the filing of the complaint through trial). He has drafted dozens of judicial opinions involving a wide range of substantive and procedural issues. In that process, he not only developed strong research and writing skills, but he also learned which types of arguments judges find most persuasive.

Brian now uses that invaluable experience to develop case strategies and craft legal arguments for his clients in withdrawal liability disputes, which are often worth millions of dollars and involve complicated issues of first impression. He has litigated the application of several withdrawal liability statutory provisions.