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Darren focuses his practice on the defense of high-stakes ERISA litigation matters. He defends leading companies in a variety of ERISA class actions involving retirement plan investments, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and other complex employee benefits disputes. Darren also counsels clients in connection with governmental investigations involving employee benefit plans and assists clients with disputes and investigations involving executive compensation arrangements. Darren was selected as a Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500 for ERISA Litigation in 2020 and 2021.
Darren's representative clients include The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, Bank of America, SunTrust Banks, Waste Management, and Aon Corporation.
He graduated, magna cum laude, from The University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
J.D., The University of Tennessee, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
M.A., University of Georgia
B.A., Maryville College, magna cum laude
Florida
Georgia
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia
Portuguese
December 20, 2021
David Tetrick, Darren Shuler, Danielle Chattin and Benjamin Watson represent Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
January 1, 2022
Department of Labor Wants to “Remove Barriers” to Consideration of ESG Factors in Investment and Proxy Voting Decisions
November 1, 2021
Department of Labor Wants to "Remove Barriers" to Consideration of ESG Factors in Investment and Proxy Voting Decisions
December 20, 2021
David Tetrick, Darren Shuler, Danielle Chattin and Benjamin Watson represent Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
January 1, 2022
Department of Labor Wants to “Remove Barriers” to Consideration of ESG Factors in Investment and Proxy Voting Decisions
November 1, 2021
Department of Labor Wants to "Remove Barriers" to Consideration of ESG Factors in Investment and Proxy Voting Decisions
December 20, 2021
David Tetrick, Darren Shuler, Danielle Chattin and Benjamin Watson represent Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
June 10, 2021
Legal 500 United States 2021 Ranks King & Spalding Practices Among the Top in the Nation
J.D., The University of Tennessee, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
M.A., University of Georgia
B.A., Maryville College, magna cum laude
Florida
Georgia
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia
Portuguese