Drapkin, Dennis B.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Dennis Drapkin provides executive compensation and tax advice to public and private companies. He advises on structuring compensation arrangements, including equity and other incentive compensation plans, and provides counseling in merger, acquisition, and other business transactions. His practice also includes a wide range of general tax matters. He helps direct the Firm's Executive Compensation Practice.

Dennis's representative clients include Bell Microproducts, CBS, Harman International, HealthMarkets, Macy's, Novatel, Potash Corporation, The Stanley Works, and Verint Systems.

Dennis has been chair of the American Bar Association Section of Taxation and was formerly its vice chair for professional services. He currently co-chairs the Tax Section's Task Force on Patenting Tax Strategies. He is a trustee of the American Tax Policy Institute, a member of The American Law Institute, and a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. Dennis also has been active in alumni affairs for Dartmouth College.

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Mergers & Acquisitions/Tax
• Private Equity/Tax
• Compensation & Benefits Counseling for Employers
• Executive Compensation

Representative Cases

• Affiliated Computer Services spin-off non-core business, following by IPO
• Airlines join together to form shared web site portal company for B2B exchange , (2009)
• Albertson's acquired by consortium of investors for $17.4 billion , (2009)
• Albertson's acquires New Bristol Farms
• Albertson's acquires Shaw's Supermarkets
• All-Phase Electric Supply acquired by Consolidated Electrical Distributors
• Associated Materials acquires Harvest Partners for $407.3 million
• Diamond Shamrock acquires National Convenience Stores
• Direct Trading Corporation sells its assets to Knight Trading Group, Inc.
• Fairfield Communities merges into Cendant Corporation
• Federated Department Stores' $17 billion acquisition of May Department Stores is largest U.S. retail deal to date , (2009)
• FTD acquired by Leonard Green & Partners
• Greyhound Lines acquired by Laidlaw for $725 million
• International oil field services company acquires service technology and industrial screen technology businesses
• J.C. Penney sells Eckerd drugstore operations to CVS Corp. and The Jean Coutu Group , (2009)
• J.C. Penney sells its Direct Marketing Services Business to AEGON
• Louisiana-Pacific completes a public offering of $200 million of Senior Subordinated Notes
• M. A. Hanna Company completes merger of equals with Geon , (2009)
• Michaels completes a Rule 144A offering for $200 million of Senior Notes
• ODC Therapy, Inc. forms start-up from Baylor Health
• Omnicom Group acquires M/A/R/C
• Oryx Energy merges with Kerr-McGee
• PeerLogic merges with Critical Path
• Provider HealthNet Services acquires MedGrup Corp.
• Rykoff-Sexton and JP Foodservice combine in $1.4 billion merger-of-equals , (2010)
• Seaman Furniture consolidates with Levitz Furniture
• SKM restructures All-In-One Products and USA Printing & Mailing
• Trillium Digitial merges with Intel , (2009)
• TSG Consumer Partners acquires 50% interest of Alexia Foods
• TSG Consumer Partners acquires 50% of Meguiar's
• Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation merges with Valero Energy
• Washington Group International is acquired by URS Corp for $3.2 billion

West Practice Categories

Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Banking & Finance Law, Corporate Taxation, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate & Gift Taxation, Excise Taxes, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer,'s Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Income Taxation, International Taxation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Payroll Taxes, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes, Sales & Use Taxes, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Taxation Law, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Texas

Education

• Dartmouth College
• London School of Economics
• Yale University

Published Works

• IRS Releases Section 409A Documentary Correction Program, 2010
• IRS Begins Section 409A Audits, 2009
• Executive Compensation Tax Rules May Require Year-End Planning, 2009
• TARP Compensation Guidance and Other Executive Compensation Proposals, 2009
• Revised Executive Compensation Requirements for Participants Under the Troubled Assets Relief Program, 2009
• Putting the Brakes on Executive Pay: Executive Compensation Limitations for Financial Institutions Participating in the Troubled Assets Relief Program under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, 2008
• IRS Changes Position on Key Section 162(m) Issue, 2008
• Section 409A Respite: IRS Grants One-Year Delay, 2007
• IRS Issues Limited "Relief" to Bring Documents into Compliance with Section 409A Regulations, 2007
• IRS Issues Long-Awaited Final Section 409A Regulations, 2007
• Section 409A Update: IRS Extends Transition Relief Until December 31, 2007, 2006
• Stock Option Timing: The Scrutiny Intensifies, 2006
• American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 changes the tax rules applicable to nonqualified deferred compensation plans, 2004
• Confronting the Biggest Elephant in the Boardroom -- Executive Compensation, 2003
• Executive Compensation Tax Update: Final Golden Parachute Regulations and More, 2003
• New Golden Parachute Regulations, 2002

Address

2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, TX 75201-1515

Phones

1.214.969.4850 (Business Phone)

Faxes

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Websites

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