Elite Executive Compensation Expertise

Guiding individual executives, law firms and companies through transformative transactions and complex compensation negotiations

Mary Maher Lewis

Mary personally partners with founders, individual executives, management teams, boutique law firms and high-growth companies of all sizes as they navigate compensation and benefits challenges.

Education

  • Duke University, B.A.

  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, M.Ed

  • Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, J.D.

Experience

  • Latham & Watkins (2013-2016)

  • Cooley (2017-2024)

  • Baker Tax Law (2024-2025)

Services

Executive Representation

  • Onboarding and retention negotiations

  • Equity vesting structures

  • Severance protections

  • Separation agreements

  • Restrictive covenant review

  • Retirement planning

Incentive & Deferred Compensation

  • 409A compliance and corrections

  • Management incentive plans

  • Equity incentive plans (restricted stock, options, RSUs, profits interests)

  • Cryptocurrency and token-based compensation (RTAs, RTUs)

  • Phantom equity

  • Nonqualified incentive plan design and implementation

Mergers & Acquisitions

  • Purchase agreement negotiations

  • Benefit plan representations

  • Equity cancellations, substitutions and rollovers

  • Earnout structures

  • 280G “golden parachute” analysis and disclosure

  • Retention packages

Broomley Law was founded in June 2025 out of Charlottesville, VA, where Mary lives with her husband and three daughters.

CONTACT

Mary Maher Lewis - Managing Member

mary@broomleylaw.com
(434) 996 0761

Compensation discussions can be difficult. Broomley Law is here for you, every step of the way.