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Vinson & Elkins LLP Offices

Vinson & Elkins LLP
TRAMMELL CROW CENTER
2001 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 3700
DALLAS, TX 75201-2975
TEXAS
United States
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Dario Mendoza

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+1.214.220.7796 dmendoza@velaw.com View profile

Work Department

Executive Compensation & Benefits

Position

Partner

Career

Dario advises public and private companies, real estate investment trusts (REITs), private equity firms, portfolio companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, management teams and individual executives on a wide range of compensation and benefits matters, including applicable tax, securities law, corporate governance and disclosure implications associated with such matters.

Dario’s practice involves compensation and benefits issues that arise in mergers, acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, initial public offerings, private offerings, reorganizations, restructurings, Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) and de-SPAC transactions and a wide range of other transactions, domestic and international.

Dario advises clients on designing, drafting, negotiating, implementing, and administering a broad variety of compensation and benefits arrangements, including but not limited to equity-based and cash-based incentive arrangements, employment agreements, severance agreements, change in control arrangements, retention arrangements and other deferred compensation arrangements. Dario also advises clients on ESG matters (including linking compensation to ESG performance).

Dario has been recognized by Chambers USA (2021 and 2022 editions), Legal 500 (2021 and 2022 editions) and The Best Lawyers in America© (2023 edition).

Education

  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2010
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., Government and Psychology (double major) with high honors, 2006

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional

Vinson & Elkins LLP works closely with its corporate teams to address all executive compensation and benefits issues arising in M&A, SPAC transactions and IPOs. The department shows strength in the energy and oil and gas sectors, advising key clients such as Talos Energy Inc. and MN8 Energy LLC. Practice head David D’Alessandro operates out of both the Dallas and Houston offices, advising companies on the implementation of executive contracts on tax and securities issues. Shane Tucker and Dario Mendoza are based in Dallas, with the former handling private equity sponsored work, while the latter focuses on assisting REITs and boards of directors on compensation and benefits matters. Patricia Adams and Joo Hyun Lee have both joined the firm in New York from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, bringing vast expertise on compensation-related aspects of corporate transactions.

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