Dipa N. Sudra
Partner
Employee Benefits Partner
Dipa thinks like a member of your team. She strives to understand her clients' business environment and challenges, and will provide appropriately tailored advice. She uses her deep knowledge of employee benefits related laws to craft novel solutions.
Dipa Sudra advises employers on all employee benefits and ERISA-related issues. She drafts and maintains 401(k) and profit-sharing plans, 403(b) plans, 457(b) plans, defined benefit pension plans, health and welfare benefit plans (including wrap plans, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement arrangements, and health savings accounts), wellness plans, severance plans, fringe benefit plans, and cafeteria plans. As part of this work, she advises on plan governance (including RFPs), plan corrections (such as EPCRS), plan mergers, and spin-offs. She performs controlled and affiliated service group analyses, negotiates service contracts, and represents clients in IRS and Department of Labor investigations. Dipa proactively works with her clients to ensure they are ahead of legal developments and have robust governance practices.
Practice Highlights
IRS/DOL representation
Plan drafting
Advice and counsel
Admitted to Practice
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Washington
Education
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M.A., University of Oxford, 2001
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LPC, College of Law, Guildford, 1997
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ATII, Chartered Institute of Taxation (U.K.), 2000
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B.A., Jurisprudence, University of Oxford, 1996, with honors
Languages
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Gujarati
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Executive Committee, Davis Wright Tremaine
- Western Pension and Benefits Council
- King County Bar Association
- Non-practicing U.K. Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (Washington), 2020-2026; received "Band 1" ranking, 2025-2026
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, 2020-present; in Litigation - ERISA, 2025-present
- Selected to "Washington Rising Stars" in Employee Benefits/ERISA, Thomson Reuters, 2010-2011