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Gary S. Rothstein

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Gary S. Rothstein represents and counsels employers, acquirors, financial sponsors, executives, boards, and compensation committees regarding  compensation and contractual arrangements for executives. Gary devotes a significant portion of his practice to representing executives and executive teams, particularly in transactional matters. He and his Morgan Lewis colleagues have represented executive teams in more than 50 private equity buyout transactions, including the largest leveraged buyout ever completed. He is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2008–2016).

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    Education

    • The George Washington University Law School, 1984, J.D., With Honors
    • New York University School of Law, 1989, LL.M.
    • Pennsylvania State University, 1981, B.S., With Distinction

    Admissions

    • New York

    Awards and Affiliations

    Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Chambers USA (2019)

    Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits (ERISA Law), US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)

    Recommended, Labor and employment: Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional, The Legal 500 US (2018, 2019)

    Ranked, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Nationwide, Chambers USA (2008–2019)

    Ranked, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, New York, Chambers USA (2008–2019)

    Recognized, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, New York, The Best Lawyers in America (2008–2020)

    Recognized, Employee Benefits and Pensions, PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2008)

    Publications

    8/28/2015 - Change-in-Control Preparedness, ML BeneBits

    6/16/2011 - Executive Compensation in Private Equity Transactions: Structure, Negotiations, and Liquidity, presented at the ALI-CLE Executive Compensation: Strategy, Design, and Implementation Seminar, New York

    5/27/2010 - Financial Reform Addresses Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

    News

    6/2/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises SK Capital Partners in Two Platform Acquisitions that Close on Same Day

    6/1/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Ferguson Enterprises in Sale of Endries International

    1/4/2017 - Morgan Lewis Advises Financial Times in Purchase of GIS Planning

    10/24/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises New York Times Company on Wirecutter and Sweethome Acquisition

    6/17/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises BASF in $3.2 Billion Acquisition of Chemetall

    3/14/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo Global Management on $1.36 Billion Acquisition of The Fresh Market

    3/11/2016 - Morgan Lewis Advises The New York Times Company in HelloSociety Acquisition

    2/25/2016 - Morgan Lewis Represents RevZilla Motorsports, LLC in Strategic Alliance with Cycle Gear, Inc.

    7/22/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises BlackBerry in its Acquisition of AtHoc

    7/2/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises Health Net, Inc. in $6.8 Billion Sale to Centene Corporation

    6/26/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises Atlantic Power Corporation in Completion of Wind Portfolio Sale

    6/17/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on $350M Sale of PowerSchool Business

    5/20/2015 - Morgan Lewis Advises Monterra Energy in Joint Venture with KKR

    11/3/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Dr Pepper Snapple Group in Beverage Group and Davis Bottling Co. Acquisition

    10/31/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Energy Investors Funds in Acquisition by Ares Management, L.P.

    10/1/2014 - Morgan Lewis Represents UBM in $972M Purchase of Advanstar Communications

    8/20/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Penske Media Corporation on Acquisition of Condé Nast Publications

    6/2/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises TransForce Subsidiary on Transport America Acquisition

    5/28/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Brickman on Merger with ValleyCrest

    5/8/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Chelsea Therapeutics on Sale to Lundbeck

    2/4/2014 - Morgan Lewis Advises Chiesi on Completed Cornerstone Acquisition

    11/20/2013 - Morgan Lewis, Gibson Dunn, King & Spalding Lead as Roark Dines on CKE, Am Law Daily

    11/20/2013 - Roark Capital Nabs Majority Stake In Carl's Jr. Owner, Law360

    11/19/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises CKE Restaurants on Agreement to Sell to Roark Capital Group

    10/31/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Newfield Exploration on Agreement to Sell Interests in Newfield Malaysia Holdings

    9/16/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Chiesi Farmaceutici on Merger Agreement with Cornerstone Therapeutics

    8/6/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sprouts Farmers Market on IPO

    8/3/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises The New York Times Company on Agreement to Sell its New England Media Group to John W. Henry

    7/22/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Food Distributor Nash Finch on $1.3B Merger with Spartan Stores

    2/1/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Perrigo in Acquisition of Pet Health Product Company Velcera

    1/30/2013 - Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo Global Management in Hostess Snack Cake Assets Acquisition

    7/19/2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson plc on Acquisition of Author Solutions

    6/8/2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Reed Elsevier on Sale of MarketCast to Shamrock Capital

    5/16/2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson VUE on Acquisition of Certiport

    3/9/2012 - Morgan Lewis Advises Sprouts Farmers Market on Merger with Sunflower

    12/23/2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Baldwin on Sale to Forsyth

    7/5/2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Blackboard Senior Management on $1.64 Billion Acquisition of Company by Providence Equity Partners

    4/26/2011 - Morgan Lewis Advises Pearson on $230 Million Acquisition of Schoolnet

    5/4/2010 - Morgan Lewis Advises IDC on $3.4 Billion Transaction

    4/26/2010 - Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo Global Management on $1 Billion Acquisition of CKE Restaurants

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    Events

    6/16/2011 - 14th Annual Advanced ALI-ABA Course of Study—Executive Compensation: Strategy, Design, and Implementation