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DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
500 EIGHTH STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Rita Patel
Work Department
Regulatory and Government Affairs; Corporate; Employment; Healthcare
Position
Partner; Chair, US Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice; Co-Chair, Transactions Services Practice
Career
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
Counting major technology and software companies among its key clients, DLA Piper LLP (US)
has in-depth experience of advising on ERISA, executive compensation, and benefits aspects of M&A and equity arrangements, with standout work for the likes of Mozilla, Humana, and Stripe. practice head Rita Patel regularly advises domestic and international companies on complex regulatory frameworks, including ERISA, Section 409A, and 280G. Julia Kovacs’ expertise lies in supporting clients with health and welfare benefit plans, while Michelle Lara provides comprehensive advice with respect to the design and implementation of cash incentive plans and severance arrangements. Associate Mary Claire Blythe handles securities laws related to pension and welfare. All attorneys are based in Washington DC.
Counting major technology and software companies among its key clients, DLA Piper LLP (US) has in-depth experience of advising on ERISA, executive compensation, and benefits aspects of M&A and equity arrangements, with standout work for the likes of Mozilla, Humana, and Stripe. practice head Rita Patel regularly advises domestic and international companies on complex regulatory frameworks, including ERISA, Section 409A, and 280G. Julia Kovacs’ expertise lies in supporting clients with health and welfare benefit plans, while Michelle Lara provides comprehensive advice with respect to the design and implementation of cash incentive plans and severance arrangements. Associate Mary Claire Blythe handles securities laws related to pension and welfare. All attorneys are based in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Tax > Financial products
- Finance > Fintech
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense