Michael Gerard Riley

Practice Details

• Payment Information
  Payment & Cost Features

  Fixed hourly rates
  Fixed fees available
  
• Firm Information
  Position

  Cleveland Managing Member

  Firm Name

  McDonald Hopkins LLC
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Cases/Matters: Negotiation of employment agreement extension
  incentive awards for CEO of NYSE-listed company
  enforcement of rights in a subsequent hostile acquisition.
  Negotiation of separation agreement on behalf of terminated CEO of NYSE-listed company.
  Representation of founder in exit as executive, director,
  shareholder of public company.
  Negotiation of retention incentive for president
  CEO of tax-exempt economic development organization.
  Representation of management team in the negotiation of equity incentives in connection with a 1 billion rollup transaction
  subsequent 2 billion acquisition by a public company.
  Representation of President of OEM in tax
  compensation negotiations in restructuring.
  Negotiating success fee, retention plan,
  deferred compensation settlement for presidents of an international market leader in 750 million dollar transaction.
  Representing controlling shareholder in three public companies with combined revenues of over 6 billion dollars in the automotive components market to negotiate senior executive agreements, including retention, change of control, restrictive covenants,
  reporting issues.
  Representing successive executive directors to negotiate employment agreements
  nonqualified deferred compensation plans with internationally renowned arts organization.
  Representing top management team in negotiation of stock option rights
  deferred compensation compliance issues in preparation for initial public offering.
  Representing the CEO in negotiation of employment separation from national benefits consulting firm.
  Negotiating on behalf of company a separation agreement
  release of publicly-traded company's CEO.
  Advising minority shareholders of S corporation regarding management buy-out proposal of 50 million dollar aerospace supplier.
  Negotiating employment, retention,
  equity participation for executive owners of investment advisory firms acquired by national bank.
  Creating performance unit program for software technology company
  negotiating settlement of units in merger.
  Negotiating the president
  CEO's employment agreement with national bank
  subsequent settlement of that agreement in a sale of the bank.
  Developing bankruptcy reorganization retention plans for key executives of steel company with 720 million in sales.
  Negotiating stock option conversion rights in acquisition of medical technology company by publicly-traded company.
  Designing
  drafting elective deferred compensation arrangement for top executives of publicly-traded real estate company.
  Advising compensation committee of university
  drafting non-qualified deferred compensation arrangement for university president.
  Advising shareholders of national accounting firm regarding partnership rights
  liabilities, deferred compensation, equity interest
  restrictive covenants in dissolution.