Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
USA Guide 2024 : California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surro
Band 3
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DLA Piper houses a strong bench of practitioners who are held in high regard in the space. The team demonstrates notable strength in providing counsel on regulatory requirements and tax issues. The members are also adept at assisting clients with matters arising from acquisitions and expansion. The firm's client base covers a range of sectors including technology and manufacturing.
Work Highlights
- DLA Piper advised MongoDB regarding cross-border movement of executives and employees related to global expansion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their international expertise is phenomenal and their ability to manage issues across various jurisdictions is exceptional."
"The team is highly responsive and thorough."
"From the paralegals to the partners, I find the firm to be exceptionally talented."
"Their international expertise is phenomenal and their ability to manage issues across various jurisdictions is exceptional."
"The team is highly responsive and thorough."
"From the paralegals to the partners, I find the firm to be exceptionally talented."
Notable Practitioners
Dean Fealk routinely advises clients on the tax and regulatory implications related to complex equity and incentive arrangements. He is adept at handling matters with cross-border elements.
"Dean is both pragmatic and detailed in his level of knowledge of the law across the globe."
"Dean is extremely knowledgeable in international matters and he is very responsive."
"He is my first call with complex international employment and tax matters."
Michelle Lara has notable strength advising on transactional employee benefit and executive compensation matters. This includes designing and implementing equity plans and retention bonus programs.
"Michelle is able to respond to our questions quickly in order to get the work done on a tight timeline."
"She is very good at presenting and explaining issues efficiently."
"Michelle is a very high-quality lawyer and a deep thinker with substantive experience."