Overview
David Doyle counsels clients with respect to all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation matters, including merger and acquisition issues, qualified and nonqualified pension plans, stock bonus and profit-sharing plans, employment and separation agreements, multi-employer plans, employee stock-ownership plans, employee welfare-benefit plans, golden parachutes, incentive and nonqualified stock option plans, employee stock-purchase plans and other forms of equity-based compensation, cafeteria plans, and rabbi trusts. He counsels clients regarding the ERISA and tax implications of employee benefit plan investments in various partnership and fund vehicles.
He is a member of the firm's Executive Committee.
Education and Credentials
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1990, Taxation
- Rutgers University School of Law - Newark, J.D., 1985
- Emory University, B.A., 1982
Admissions
- U.S. Tax Court, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1988
- State of New Jersey
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation in New Jersey, 2006-2024
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Employee Benefits Law, 2006-2025
Selected to the list of New Jersey Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor, 2005-2013, 2017-2020
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Newark Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law Lawyer of the Year, 2014
In The Media
Media Mention
- Greg A. Hayes Named Managing Partner of Day Pitney, Boca Raton Tribune, April 5, 2023
- Day Pitney Taps Conn. Atty As New Managing Partner, Law360 Pulse, April 3, 2023
- New Managing Partner, Executives at Day Pitney, Connecticut Law Tribune, April 3, 2023
- Lakeland Bancorp to Acquire 1st Constitution, NJBiz, July 12, 2021
- IRS Releases COBRA Subsidy Guidance, Connecticut Business & Industry Association, May 26, 2021
- Big Numbers and High Stakes for Executive Compensation Lawyers, The New Jersey Law Journal, September 1, 2016
- Independent researchers seen easing DOL fiduciary burden for brokers, InvestmentNews, August 22, 2016
- Conn. Law Firms Appoint Leaders, Announce New Hirings, The Connecticut Law Tribune, April 14, 2016
- Independent Bank extends reach in New England, The Deal, March 22, 2016