Michael J. Montfort

Michael J. Montfort

Senior Counsel

Employee Benefits and Compensation

Michael Montfort is senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the employee benefits and compensation practice.

Michael has experience with employee benefit and compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, equity compensation, and group employee benefit programs.

Prior to joining the firm, Michael practiced in the national tax department of Ernst & Young LLP, concentrating on taxation of equity compensation, fringe benefit programs, and qualified retirement plans.

Experience

Michael Montfort is senior counsel in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he is a member of the employee benefits and compensation practice.

Michael has experience with employee benefit and compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, equity compensation, and group employee benefit programs.

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law SchoolWith Honors
B.A., History, College of the Holy Cross

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia
State Bar of Virginia

Credentials

Education

J.D., The George Washington University Law SchoolWith Honors
B.A., History, College of the Holy Cross

Admissions

Bar of the District of Columbia
State Bar of Virginia

Employee Benefits and Compensation

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On September 12, 2024, Aembit, a leading non-human identity and access management (IAM) company, has secured $25 million in Series A funding, bringing its total capital raised to nearly $45 million. Acrew Capital led the round, with participation from existing investors Ballistic Ventures, Ten Eleven Ventures, Okta Ventures, and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Aembit on the transaction.

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On July 25, 2024, OneStream, a leading enterprise finance management platform, closed its initial public offering of 28,175,000 shares of its Class A common stock, including the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase an additional 3,675,000 shares, at a public offering price of $20 per share. The shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on July 24, 2024, under the symbol “OS.” The offering consisted of 21,729,333 shares sold by OneStream, including the underwriters’ option exercise, and 6,445,667 shares sold by existing stockholders. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised OneStream on the offering.

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