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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

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

Selected Media

  • Law360 Tax Authority, "Barclay Damon Continues Growth With Morrison Cohen Hire"

Selected Alerts & Blog Posts

Featured Media

Alerts

NYS Energy Planning Board Releases Draft Energy Plan, Detailing Pathways to Decarbonization While Maintaining System Reliability Through 2040

Alerts

Non-Judicial Collateral Remedies, Part 3 – Strict Foreclosure

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Court to Weigh Key Privacy Issues in Web Tracking Case Against Cigna

Alerts

Attention Providers! OMIG Adopts 12-Month Review Period for Newly Initiated Compliance Program Reviews Beginning July 1, 2025

Alerts

New York Court Upholds NYSDEC's Finding That a Title V Renewal Application Was Consistent With the CLCPA

Alerts

New York Public Service Commission Determines to Withdraw Its Finding in the New York City Offshore Wind Public Policy Transmission Need Process