Sharits, Monte A.

Mike Shah counsels clients on executive compensation, employee benefits, and corporate governance. A significant part of his practice involves advising major public companies on executive compensation and benefits arrangements in the context of M&A/takeovers, public offerings, and restructurings. Mike also advises clients on tax rules relating to Internal Revenue Code Sections 409A, 280G, and 162(m) and assists companies with SEC disclosure requirements relating to executive compensation matters. He represents companies and individuals in the negotiation of employment and separation agreements and assists companies in designing appropriate change in control severance protections.

Specific recent transactions include: The Folgers Coffee Company's merger with The J.M. Smucker Company, the sale of Hunt Petroleum Corporation to XTO Energy, the sale of OMI Corporation to Teekay and Torm, and the reorganizations of Dana Corporation and Chrysler LLC.

Prior transactions include: the merger of equals involving Alcatel and Lucent, Cendant's split into four separate companies, HP's acquisition of Compaq, and IBM's acquisition of PwC's consulting business.

Representative clients include: Goode Partners, Heinz, International Coal Group, Lincoln Electric, Patron Spirits, Procter & Gamble, Sirius XM Radio, The Stanley Works, U.S. Sugar Corporation, and Verint Systems.

Mike is actively involved in Jones Day's executive compensation task force, which identifies emerging executive compensation-related trends and issues.