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Montené L. Speight

Associate

New York +1 212 841 1174

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    Montené Speight is an associate in the firm’s New York office and is a member of the Corporate Practice Group. She advises clients in public and private transactions and other general corporate matters. She spends a significant amount of her practice advising clients on all aspects of employee benefits and executive compensation including in connection with employment, separation, and change-in-control agreements. Montené counsels clients on compliance with ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, and agency regulations. She has experience drafting and advising on tax-qualified retirement plans, health and welfare plans, and cash and equity incentive compensation plans.

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  • Representative Matters
    • Represented Mubadala Capital in connection with a joint investment with Entrepreneurial Equity Partners in Mercer Foods and Thrive Foods.
    • Represented client in its acquisition of American lingerie and loungewear brand.
    • Represented Merck & Co., Inc. in its definitive agreement with Acceleron Pharma Inc., under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire Acceleron for $180 per share in cash, for an approximate total equity value of $11.5 billion.
    • Counseled Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. in a partial divestiture of business assets.

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  • Credentials
    Education
    • Brooklyn Law School, J.D., 2020
        • Alternative Dispute Resolution Honor Society
    • Texas Tech University, B.A., 2015
        • summa cum laude
        • NCAA Elite 89 Award
        • Big 12 Conference 2015 Women’s Track & Field Scholar-Athlete of the Year
    Bar Admissions
    • New York
    • District of Columbia
    Memberships and Affiliations
    • New York City Bar Association - Sports Law Committee
    • New York State Bar Association - Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section
    • New York County Lawyers Association - Committee on Law and Technology
    Previous Experience
    • National Football League, Law Clerk, Compliance (2019-2020)
    • National Football League, Law Clerk, Management Counsel (2019)
    • Southern District of New York, Intern, Mediation Office (2019)

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