Sara Pikofsky

Sara Pikofsky serves as a Professorial Lecturer in Law at The George Washington University Law School, bringing extensive practical experience from private practice and government service. She was previously a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP specializing in ERISA litigation and served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Labor's Plan Benefits Security Division.

Her academic credentials include:

• BA from McGill University
• JD from Columbia Law School

Professor Pikofsky's expertise centers on Employee Benefits Law with deep specialization in ERISA compliance, fiduciary duty violations, prohibited transactions, and multiemployer pension plan disputes. Her work bridges Employment Law and complex litigation strategies, focusing on employer withdrawal liability and regulatory enforcement within pension and health benefits systems.

Her professional trajectory includes clerkship for the Honorable Thomas A Wiseman of the Middle District of Tennessee, providing foundational judicial experience that informs her current academic practice and litigation-focused scholarship.