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K. J. Salameh

Associate

Email

k.j.salameh@aoshearman.com

Phone

+1 212 848 7882

Offices

New York

V-CARD
K.J. regularly advises both public and private companies regarding the design and implementation of equity-based incentive plans and various employment arrangements, including with respect to executive employment agreements, retention and severance plans, treatment of equity and other labor matters in the mergers and acquisitions context and securities and tax law compliance with respect to equity offerings.
K.J. strategically advises companies on how to best navigate corporate governance issues implicated by existing and future compensation practices from both a legal and practical position. He also focuses on key considerations that go hand-in-hand with public company disclosure requirements, including with respect to annual reports and 8-K reports, peer group benchmarking of disclosure practices and Section 16 reporting and compliance.

Experience

Representative matters

  • CVS Health Corporation in its $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health, Inc.
  • TPG Inc. in its $2.7 billion acquisition of Angelo Gordon.
  • TPG Inc. on the executive compensation, equity incentive, senior executive and founder retention matters and related governance and disclosure considerations in connection with its $1 billion initial public offering.
  • Paramount Global on the sale of Simon & Schuster to KKR for $1.62 billion.
  • Granite Construction Inc. in its acquisition of Lehman-Roberts Company and Memphis Stone & Gravel Company.
  • CVS Health Ventures in its Series D investment in Carbon Health.
  • Chesapeake Utilities Corporation in its acquisition of Florida City Gas from NextEra Energy.
  • Anglo American plc on the combination of its nuGen™ Zero Emissions Haulage Solution with First Mode Holdings, Inc.
  • BuildGroup LLC, in connection with its purchase of Series A-1 and A-2 Preferred Stock of Amelia Holdings, Inc.
  • Qoo10 Pte. Ltd. in its acquisition of ContextLogic Inc. (d/b/a WISH)
  • Bluespring Wealth Partners, LLC in its acquisition of Rodgers & Associates, LTD.
  • The Chef’s Warehouse, Inc. in its acquisition of Oakville Produce Partners LLC (d/b/a GreenLeaf)
  • Cyclica Inc. in its acquisition by Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Fenway Sports Group (FSG) on the acquisition of the controlling interest in the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team.
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. in its acquisition of risQ and Level 11 Analytics.
  • Tire Rack Holdings, Inc. (Tire Rack) and its stockholders in its acquisition by Discount Tire.
  • Various firm clients in relation to regular securities law, executive compensation, disclosure and governance advice.
  • Various private companies in the structuring and implementation of tax-efficient compensation arrangements.

Qualifications

Admissions

New York

Academic

Columbia Law School, J.D.

Pennsylvania State University, Schreyer Honors College, B.A.

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.