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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

Petition for Rehearing Denied by Second Circuit for New York City and State Bans on Gas Appliances in New Buildings

Alerts

NDNY Strikes Down NYS Climate Superfund Law

Alerts

NYS Department of Public Service Staff Recommend Discontinuance of the Community Choice Aggregation Program

Alerts

President Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure the Nation's Bulk Power System

Alerts

New York State Public Service Commission Revises Standardized Interconnection Requirements for Distributed Energy Resources

Alerts

Legacy Article VII Transmission Certificates Move Into the Article VIII Framework