13 May 2026
Baker Botts Adds Executive Compensation and Benefits Partner Dario Mendoza in Dallas
"Baker Botts has added Dario Mendoza as a partner in its Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits practice in Dallas, where he will handle executive compensation and employee benefits matters."
Mendoza advises public and private companies, private equity firms, portfolio companies, boards of directors, compensation committees, and executive teams on a broad range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters, with work spanning tax, securities law, corporate governance, and disclosure considerations. He joins Baker Botts from Vinson & Elkins. Mendoza’s practice focuses on compensation and benefits issues arising in complex transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, initial public offerings, private offerings, reorganizations, restructurings, and SPAC and de-SPAC transactions, both domestic and international. He also advises on the design, negotiation, and implementation of equity- and cash-based incentive arrangements, employment and severance agreements, change-in-control and retention programs, and deferred compensation arrangements.
Mendoza’s arrival is described by the firm as strengthening Baker Botts’ Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits capabilities, particularly in public company, M&A, and private equity matters, and further expanding the firm’s presence in Dallas. He has been recognized in Chambers USA, The Legal 500 U.S., and The Best Lawyers in America for his work in employee benefits and executive compensation.