Shane Starkey

About Shane Starkey

Clients enjoy working with Shane on executive compensation matters because he is responsive, efficient and practical.He represents more than 20 public companies with market caps between $30 million and $60 billion on executive compensation matters. He addresses complex compensation issues across various industries and identifies best practices as they evolve.As a result, he is well positioned to provide a concise legal analysis, along with alternative and creative approaches, for emerging issues. Shane leverages this experience to drive cost-effective solutions in a predictable and transparent manner.Shane handles a large spectrum of matters, including equity- and cash-based incentive plans; director compensation programs; employment, change-in-control and severance agreements; SEC disclosures (including proxy statements, Forms 8-K and Forms 4); compensation policies (including stock ownership, anti-hedging, clawbacks, risk assessments, etc.); deferred compensation plans; and tax planning (including the golden parachute rules).He also helps private companies navigate the compensation “tune-up” phase of the IPO process, manages compensation programs for portfolio companies owned by private equity firms, and represents management teams in private equity buyouts.Here’s what the marketplace says about Shane in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers, where he is listed in Band 1 for Executive Compensation:“subject matter expert on executive compensation and always has the right answer on the first phone call”“an excellent executive compensation attorney” who is “as smart as anyone, very practical and extremely available”“very practical and experienced attorney who delivers the very best advice”“easy to work with and comes up with good, creative solutions\"\"expert in executive compensation matters and a thought leader in that space”“an excellent reputation in the area of executive compensation as a good client relationship person”“very calm and cool; he never gets rattled and is good to work with”“a very capable lawyer in advising on executive compensation. I was very impressed by his work and his knowledge”Shane has the poise and confidence to engage with compensation committee members and top executives. He is a leader in the local business community, having served as partner-in-charge of Thompson Hine’s Cincinnati office for 10 years and in top board positions for various nonprofits.

Experience

1. Partner

   Thompson Hine LLP

   Aug 1997 — Present

Education

• University of Florida - Fredric G. Levin College of Law

  LL.M., Tax

  1996 — 1997

• Wittenberg University

  B.A., Economics

  1988 — 1992

• University of Cincinnati College of Law

  J.D., Law

  1992 — 1995