Zoila Villacorta Davis
Founding Partner
Zoila is the Founder of Azurre Law, specializing in employee benefits and executive compensation. With over two decades of experience, she advises clients on corporate governance, securities, ERISA, and stock exchange regulations affecting executive compensation and benefits.
Her practice includes drafting and structuring equity arrangements, employment agreements, change-in-control agreements, and deferred compensation plans. She provides strategic guidance on compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and other regulations governing employee retirement plans, including plan design, administration, termination, fiduciary duties, and compliance matters related to pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans.
Before joining Azurre Law, Zoila held positions at Irell & Manella, Proskauer Rose, and Skadden Arps, focusing on executive compensation matters. She also collaborates with corporate and real estate lawyers to structure investment funds that involve pension plan participation, applying complex plan asset regulations.
Zoila holds an LLM in Taxation from NYU School of Law, a JD from Boston University School of Law, and a BA from UC Berkeley.