Elizabeth Thomas Dold’s practice focuses on the Internal Revenue Code and related compensation matters, including employment taxes and other reporting and withholding requirements. She has considerable experience with all types of employee benefits, including qualified plans, IRAs, governmental plans, nonqualified deferred compensation plans, and health and welfare plans.

Liz assists clients in all tax-related aspects of employee benefits including Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings, compliance audits, design of retirement products, reviewing marketing materials, plan corrections, nonresident alien reporting/taxation issues, taxation of settlement awards, restorative payments, lifetime income products, taxation and reporting of fringe benefits and welfare benefits, and employment taxes.

Widely respected for her exhaustive knowledge of the interplay of the Internal Revenue Code and benefits plans, and for having thorough command of the subtleties within these areas, she is also a skillful author and is frequently engaged to speak on these topics.

A former member of Groom’s Executive Committee, Liz has been an attorney at the firm for almost thirty years. In addition to her law degree, Liz holds an LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law, and she served as chair of the Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee of the Internal Revenue Service.

“She is insightful and gives spot on advice. She advises strategically. She always hits it out in the park. She gives very superlative advice and clear directions which is not easy…” – Client

Professional Affiliations

  • Fellow, American College of Employee Benefits Counsel
  • Past Co-Chair, American Retirement Association (ARA), Government Affairs Committee (GAC)
  • Past Chair, Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC)

Honors & Distinctions

  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2022-2026), Tax Law (2026)
  • Listed, The Legal 500 US, Employee Health and Retirement Plans (2017)
  • Listed, The Legal 500 US, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation (2012-2014, 2016)
  • Former Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law Center
  • Co-Founder, LinksinPink
  • Editorial Contributor, "Employee Benefits Corner," TAXES - THE TAX MAGAZINE
  • Editorial Contributor, "Legal Developments," Journal of Pension Benefits
  • Contributing Author, Chapter 409A Handbook
  • Contribution Author, 457 Answer Book

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