Frank Mitchell is a partner in the firm’s Executive Compensation & Benefits Group.

Mr. Mitchell advises public and private companies, boards of directors, executives and investors on a wide range of executive compensation and employee benefits matters. He has extensive experience counseling clients on compensation, benefits and other employee-related issues arising in mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, spinoffs, initial public offerings and other business transactions. Mr. Mitchell regularly advises on disclosure requirements, corporate governance, tax implications and the structuring of executive compensation agreements and arrangements, equity-based and cash incentive programs, deferred compensation plans and retention and severance arrangements, as well as senior executive transitions. In addition, Mr. Mitchell has significant experience advising clients—including private equity funds, asset managers, insurers, and real estate entities—on pension investment matters and ERISA fiduciary responsibilities. He also frequently advises on private equity compensation and governance matters at both the fund sponsor and portfolio company levels. Mr. Mitchell is ranked by Chambers USA (2026) for his work in Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, where clients note, “He consistently shows a high level of expertise, good business judgment and a strong focus on being practical.” He is also recommended by The Legal 500 US (2026).

Mr. Mitchell joined Debevoise in 2016. He received a J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law in 2009 and an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law in 2010. He received a B.A. from Emerson College in 2000.