Donald P. Carleen
- Of Counsel | Executive Compensation and ERISA
New York

Donald Carleen regularly advises clients on all aspects of executive compensation and employee benefits, including ERISA, tax, employment, and securities law matters.
Don has counseled corporations, boards of directors, compensation committees, and senior executives on executive compensation and ERISA matters in connection with complex mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and bankruptcies and restructurings. Clients also seek Don’s advice regarding these issues in relation to the structuring and formation of hedge fund, private equity, and other investment partnerships.
Don specializes in the structuring and negotiation of executive employment, severance, and equity participation arrangements in mergers and acquisitions transactions. Our clients also engage his representation in corporate governance matters and before regulatory agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Donald is consistently recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation. Legal 500 consistently recognizes Donald in Tax: Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation.
Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2022 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2020 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2019 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Chambers and Partners |
Chambers USA 2018 Recognizes Fried Frank as “Leading Firm”⟶Client memorandum |
IRS Finalizes Regulations under Section 162(m)⟶Client memorandum |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Results in Major Overhaul to Section 162(m)⟶Articles |
Pay Ratio: The Time Has Come⟶Client memorandum |
Pay Ratio – The Time Has Come⟶Client memorandum |
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