Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations, Executive Compensation, Corporate & Finance

Partner/Chair

Gavin D. McElroy is a partner in the Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Group and is Chair of the Executive Compensation Group.

The Legal 500 has listed Mr. McElroy among the nation’s leading media and technology lawyers, praising his capabilities. And Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has praised Mr. McElroy for his handling of corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions work for agencies. Super Lawyers magazine lists Mr. McElroy as a “Super Lawyer” in Employment & Labor, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Intellectual Property. M&A Awards listed him as the PR & Media Lawyer of the Year - USA for 2016.

Mr. McElroy represents advertising agencies and media-related businesses on corporate, transactional, advertising, employment, intellectual property, and mergers and acquisitions issues. He represents both emerging and established companies in the advertising, marketing services, public relations, entertainment, and media businesses.

Mr. McElroy chairs the Executive Compensation & Employment Group which was named "Best for Executive Compensation - USA 2015" by Acquisitions International Magazine. He practices all aspects of employment law, regularly representing both businesses and executives in negotiating employment and severance agreements, evaluating compensation packages, implementing compensation, bonus and equity plans, drafting employment policies, and resolving discrimination claims.

Mr. McElroy is also a member of the Corporate & Finance Group. He advises clients on preparation for potential sales, mergers and acquisitions, employment and compensation matters, equity and ownership issues, bringing partners in and out of companies, and buy-sell arrangements. He helps businesses protect and exploit intellectual property in and across all media. In addition, Mr. McElroy assists with strategic planning, and helps clients adapt their business models to the ever-changing legal, regulatory, and technological landscape.

Mr. McElroy lectures for the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Conference Board. He has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Advertising Age, Adweek, The Newark Star Ledger, and other trade publications on advertising, media and employment issues.

He is admitted to practice in New York.

Providence College (BA, magna cum laude) St. Johns University School of Law (JD, cum laude)