Skip to Main Content
Services Talent Knowledge
Site Search
Menu

MichaelMcGovern

He | Him | His

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"
  • 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

NYSDEC Declines to Challenge Wetlands Decision

Alerts

Reminder on New Title VI Coordinator Mandate: Compliance Considerations for NYS Higher Education Institutions

Alerts

Start Your Engines: Federal Protection for Branding May Finally Be Within Reach for Some Medical Marijuana Products

Alerts

New York State Historic Tax Credit Transfer Program – Guidelines Released

Alerts

Second Circuit to NYS Court of Appeals: You Decide Which Revival Window Applies

Alerts

Federal Judge Pauses Suite of Trump Administration Policies Restricting Solar and Wind Development