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Baker Botts L.L.P. Offices
2001 ROSS AVENUE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201-2980
TEXAS
United States
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Jason Loden
Work Department
Tax / Executive Compensation & Benefits
Position
Partner
Career
Jason Loden is a partner in the Dallas office of Baker Botts. Jason focuses his practice on employee benefits, executive compensation, and taxation. Jason advises clients regarding the implementation and administration of employee benefit plans, Including qualified retirement plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, equity incentive plans, and welfare benefit programs. He also focuses on keeping clients up to date and in compliance with the provisions of ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code and other federal laws as well as providing planning recommendations and strategies based on client need and expectations. In addition, Jason counsels clients on employee benefit and executive compensation issues in mergers and acquisitions. His clients include public, private and nonprofit entities.
Memberships
State Bar of Texas
Mississippi Bar
American Bar Association; Taxation Section
State Bar of Texas; Taxation Section
Mississippi Bar Association; Taxation Section
Worldwide Employee Benefits Network-National Chapter, past President
Worldwide Employee Benefits Network-Dallas Chapter
Southwest Benefits Association
National Association of Stock Plan Professionals
Education
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law 2000
cum laude
Moot Court Board
Journal of National Security Law
Master of Laws, Taxation, New York University School of Law 2001
B.S., Political Science, Millsaps College 1997
cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
Baker Botts L.L.P. is renowned for its ‘sophisticated, practical advice’ on all aspects of compensation and employee benefit plans under the Internal Revenue Code and ERISA. The firm tackles emerging issues such as pay-versus-performance disclosure, clawback provisions, and non-compete clauses. New York-based Robin Melman, at the helm of the practice, addresses corporate governance matters, disclosure requirements, and tax implications associated with management transitions and transaction negotiations. Jason Loden in Dallas offers his expertise in qualified retirement plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans, and welfare benefit schemes, and Houston’s Gail Stewart is well-versed in equity-based incentive plans, golden parachute arrangements, and designing executive compensation programs. Meanwhile, Katie Birnhak in New York advises both public and private firms on various executive compensation matters.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
Firm Rankings
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Real estate > Real estate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)