Vedder

Finance & Transactions

President and CEO Shareholder

Michael Nemeroff advises clients on complex transactions that drive growth and success, including mergers, acquisitions, and financing. Known for his strategic mindset, he helps close high-stakes deals, unlock capital and deliver value.

With decades of deal experience, Michael brings an organizational perspective to transactions and governance issues, ensuring decisions align with long-term goals. He guides private equity firms and family offices through leveraged buyouts and growth investments and supports financial institutions in navigating intricate transactions. Michael is adept at structuring and negotiating executive compensation arrangements for companies, management teams, compensation committees and executives.

Michael's practical solutions combine both legal and business insight, drawing on his experience leading an Am Law 100 firm and serving on the Board of Directors for Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC) and the Executive Advisory Board for The Edgewater Funds. He is a frequent contributor on major platforms like CNBC and Bloomberg Television.

Michael's clients include The Edgewater Funds, Ally Financial, L Squared Capital Partners, LongueVue Capital, Rockwood Equity Partners, Enova International, Monroe Capital, First Citizens Bank/CIT Group, Bank of America, CIBC Bank, Oil-Dri Corporation of America, Duchossois Capital Management, Wynnchurch Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Balmoral Funds and Vance Street Capital.

• Member, Board of Directors, Oil-Dri Corporation of America (NYSE: ODC)

• Member, Board of Directors, Chicago Children's Choir

• Chair, Board of Directors, Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

• Member, The Commercial Club of Chicago

• Member, The Economic Club of Chicago

• Member, American Bar Association

• George Washington University Law School, J.D., 1988

• Binghamton University, B.A., 1985