Dario Mendoza 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 has been recognized by Chambers USA (2021-2025 editions), where one client notes "Dario is an extremely valuable resource for us in the executive compensation field." Dario is also recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. (2021-2024 editions) and The Best Lawyers in America© (2023-2025 editions).
Mergers & Acquisitions
Initial Public Offerings
Private Equity
Restructuring
Recommended by Chambers USA for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas/Ft. Worth), 2021-2026
Recognized by Chambers USA as "Up and Coming" in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Dallas/Ft. Worth), 2021 & 2022
Listed in The Legal 500 U.S. for Labor & Employment: Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation & Retirement Plans: Transactional, 2021-2024
Recommended by The Best Lawyers in America (BL Rankings, LLC) for Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (Dallas), 2023-2026
Recognized as a "Top 50 Inclusive Leader" by the National Diversity & Leadership Conference (NDLC), 2025