Donald W. Meaders

Donald W. Meaders


Nossaman LLP

Recognized since 2013

Los Angeles, California

Practice Areas

Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Tax Law

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Don Meaders' practice focuses on employee benefits and ERISA, with a broad range of experience within the specialty. His skill set encompasses qualified plan design, drafting, counseling (including 401(k), defined benefit, and employee stock ownership plans), welfare plan drafting and compliance, executive compensation (including nonqualified deferred compensation plan drafting and counseling, and stock-based compensation, such as restricted stock and qualified and nonqualified option plan drafting and counseling), Internal Revenue Service audits and corrective programs, Department of Labor audits, tax controversy, benefits due diligence and counseling in connection with mergers and acquisitions, and strategic assistance to litigators in ERISA litigation.

Don is particularly known for his experience in the legal aspects of institutional pension plan investment and related fiduciary matters, and in collectively bargained multiemployer plan practice. He has many years of experience as plan counsel to major multiemployer (Taft-Hartley) trusts.

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Location
  • 777 South Figueroa Street, 34th Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
Education
  • Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • California, State Bar of California
Affiliations
  • American College of Employee Benefits Counsel - Fellow
  • Employee Benefits Committee, Tax Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association - Past Chairman
  • Planning Committee, University of Southern California Tax Institute - Member, 2003-2005
  • Western Pension and Benefits Conference - Program Chair, 1988 Annual Meeting
  • Western Pension and Benefits Conference, Los Angeles Chapter - Past President

Nossaman LLP

Headquarters: Los Angeles, California

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Los Angeles (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Tax Law
Awards:
  • Selected as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles magazine
  • Harvard College National Scholarship

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