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Michael Kadlec has significant experience in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including:<ul>	<li>Design and drafting of retirement and welfare benefit plans</li>	<li>Design and drafting of equity compensation arrangements, long-term incentive arrangements, and transaction bonus arrangements</li>	<li>Drafting and negotiation of employment, separation severance, and similar agreements</li>	<li>Design and drafting of deferred compensation arrangements and advice and guidance on compliance with ERISA and&nbsp;IRC section 409A</li>	<li>Advice and guidance on employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of corporate mergers and acquisitions, including IRC section 280G</li>	<li>Advice and guidance on public corporation executive compensation design and disclosure</li></ul>Michael has experience representing various types of clients, including international publicly traded corporations, private equity funds, privately held entities, large tax-exempt organizations, and executives.

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Blank Rome Represents Victor Capital Partners in Its Investment in Specialty Fenestration Group

Blank Rome Represents J.F. Lehman & Company in Its Acquisition of Wellman Dynamics

Blank Rome Represents Americo Chemical Products in Acquisition of Fusion Chemical LLC

Blank Rome Represents Balmoral Affiliate Trecora in Acquisition of Deltech Monomers OpCo Assets

Blank Rome Advises Beaulieu International Group on Strategic Acquisition of Congoleum Flooring

Blank Rome Represents Victor Capital Partners in Acquisition of Four Businesses and Establishment of New Security Services Platform

Blank Rome Tax Update 2025

Blank Rome Represents CitiusTech in Acquisition of Health Data Movers

Blank Rome Represents Northwinds Services Group

Blank Rome Represents Balmoral Funds LLC in the Acquisition of Wilbur-Ellis Nutrition, LLC

Blank Rome Represents Prospect Capital Corporation in Acquisition of QC Holdings

Blank Rome Represents Nth Degree and Fern Exposition Services in Acquisitions of Lancaster Management Services and Quantum Events

Blank Rome Represents Gladstone Investment Corporation in Acquisition of Global GRAB Technologies, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents 8 AM Golf Holdings LLC in Sale of GolfLogix to Revelyst, Inc.

Blank Rome Advises Wealthcare in Its Sale to Sammons Financial Group

Blank Rome Represents LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. in Its Issuance of Asset-Backed Securities

Blank Rome Advises PHX Minerals Inc. in the Closing of Its Previously Announced Sale to WhiteHawk Income Corporation

Blank Rome Represents Verdant Commercial Capital in Its Issuance of Asset-Backed Securities

Blank Rome Represents Gladstone Investment Corporation in Acquisition of Smart Chemical Solutions

Blank Rome Represents ZS Fund L.P. in Its Acquisition of Thornton Carpet, LLC

Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Blank Rome Represents Clair Global in Five Transactions in Early 2025

Blank Rome Advises PHX Minerals Inc. in Strategic Acquisition by WhiteHawk Income Corporation

Blank Rome Represents Magna5 in Its Acquisition of Shock I.T.’s Assets

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Sale of Nocturne Luxury Villas

Blank Rome Represents Victor Capital in the Acquisition of B-O-F Corporation

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Ricardo US Holdings, Inc.

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Nielsen-Kellerman, Co.

Blank Rome Advises Gladstone Investment Corporation on Acquisition of Pyrotek Special Effects, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents Victor Capital Partners in Its Investment in Owl Outdoor

Blank Rome Advises Clarivate Plc in Sale of ScholarOne Manuscripts and ScholarOne Conferences to Silverchair

Blank Rome Represents Magna5 in Its Acquisition of ThreatAdvice’s Assets

Blank Rome Tax Update 2024

Blank Rome Represents Trident Maritime Systems in Sale of Hoffman Engineering

Blank Rome Advises Flaviar, Inc. on Strategic Acquisition of Speakeasy Co.

Blank Rome Represents Wabtec in Sale of Unitrac Railroad Materials to voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak

Blank Rome Represents NWL, Inc. in Its Sale to AMSC

Blank Rome Represents CodeGreen in the Sale of Its Business to Pinchin Ltd.

Blank Rome Represents Federal Compliance Solutions in Its Sale to IntegriChain

Blank Rome Facilitates Sale of Coastal Clinical and Management Services to Luke Holdings

Blank Rome Represents Cleaver-Brooks in Its Sale to Miura Co., Ltd.

Chambers USA 2024 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Blank Rome Represents Watches of Switzerland in Its Acquisition of Roberto Coin, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents Clarivate in Acquisition of Global QMS, Inc.

Blank Rome Represents Wabtec in Sale of Swiger Coil Systems to Integrated Power Services

Blank Rome Represents Victor Capital Partners in its Acquisition of The Coats Company

Blank Rome Represents Janney Montgomery Scott in Its Acquisition of TM Capital

Blank Rome Represents Harbour Group Industries, Inc. in Negotiations with Trelltex, Inc.

Blank Rome Tax Update 2023

Blank Rome Represents Magna5 in Its Acquisition of Advanced Network Systems, Inc.’s Assets

Blank Rome Represents Ryder System, Inc., in Acquisition of Impact Fulfillment Services

Blank Rome Represents Gama Aviation in Sale of MRO Business to West Star Aviation

Blank Rome Represents Gladstone Investment Corporation in Its Acquisition of Exclusive 30A Rentals, LLC

Blank Rome Represents ZS Fund L.P. in Transaction to Acquire Lily Transportation

Blank Rome Represents Trident Maritime Systems in Its Acquisition of the Assets of Custom Alloy Corporation

Chambers USA 2023 Recognizes Blank Rome Attorneys and Practices

Blank Rome Represents BTS Inc. in Its Acquisition of The Boda Group

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<li>One of the world’s largest multimedia conglomerates, in all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation.</li>
<li>A defense contractor, on all aspects of employee benefits, including the re-design and implementation of its pension plan and 401(k) plan.</li>
<li>Large nonprofit operators of hospitals and other health-related service providers, in the design and drafting of their 403(b) plans and its defined benefit pension plans, and its integration of the employee benefits programs of newly acquired hospitals.</li>
<li>Private equity funds, in connection with their acquisition of various portfolio companies with respect to all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation, including the negotiation and design of employment agreements and equity-based compensation programs.</li>
<li>Preparing executive compensation analysis and disclosure for the proxy disclosure statements of various publicly traded corporations.</li>
<li>Senior management groups, for purposes of negotiating employment and compensation agreements in connection with the sale of their employers.</li>
<li>Plan sponsors, in connection with the design, drafting, and on-going administration of employee stock ownership plans (“ESOPs”).</li>
<li>Plan sponsors, in connection with the termination of defined benefit pension plans.</li>
<li>Preparation and negotiation of determination letter and voluntary compliance program (“VCP”) applications for qualified retirement plans.</li>
<li>Employers before the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor, with respect to the defense of non-compliance penalties pertaining to their qualified retirement plans.</li>
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