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MichaelMcGovern

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Partner

"I guide clients through complex benefits and compensation issues with clarity, strategy, and a focus on practical, risk-conscious solutions."

Overview

Biography

Michael has nearly two decades of experience advising clients on executive compensation, ERISA compliance, and the employee benefits aspects of complex corporate transactions. He represents public and private companies, private equity sponsors, and venture-backed startups across a wide range of industries on the design and implementation of incentive compensation plans, M&A-related benefits and compensation issues, and Internal Revenue Code compliance, including Sections 280G and 409A.

Experience

Prior Experience

  • Morrison Cohen LLP
  • In-house counsel with a prominent health care tech company
  • Jones Day
  • Fox Rothschild LLP
  • Dechert LLP
Knowledge

Selected Media

  • Employee Benefit News, "6 Tips for Reviewing Vendor Contract Terms"; "What Brokers Should Watch in Claims Data Sharing"
  • Bloomberg Law, "ERISA Litigation Should Cue Higher Ed to Evaluate 403(b) Plans"
  • Law360 Tax Authority, "Barclay Damon Continues Growth With Morrison Cohen Hire"

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Featured Media

Alerts

Legacy Article VII Transmission Certificates Move Into the Article VIII Framework

Alerts

Final CTA Rule Permanently Ends Domestic Reporting Requirements

Alerts

CLCPA Overhaul Met With Enforcement Letters, Not Regulatory Action

Alerts

Could Your Website Be an "App Store" Under Texas's App Store Accountability Act?

Alerts

Update: NYS DOH Clarifies Medicaid Enrollment Moratorium and Provider Revalidation Requirements

Alerts

New York State Announces Six-Month Moratorium on Medicaid Enrollment for Certain "High-Risk" Provider Types