John M. Saganich
Mr. Saganich is a partner in the Vorys Akron and Cleveland offices and a member of the corporate and finance practice group. He specializes in general corporate and securities law with an emphasis on transactional representation. He has significant experience in the representation of public companies from both a transactional and compliance perspective and has extensive experience in corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, public and private debt and equity financings, venture capital investments, private investment partnerships, and executive compensation matters.
Mr. Saganich is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Akron Bar Association and the Akron Bar Foundation.
Mr. Saganich has lectured extensively to local and regional bar associations, chambers of commerce and other professional organizations on a variety of topics, including buying and selling a business, executive compensation, attracting and retaining top talent, mergers and acquisitions, ethics for securities attorneys and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Mr. Saganich received his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University.
Before joining Vorys, Mr. Saganich was corporate counsel for a New York Stock Exchange traded homebuilding company.
Professional and Community Activities
- Center for Business Law and Regulation, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Advisory Committee, 2007
- Youngstown-Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce Member, 2006-present
- Ice Castle Scholarship Fun, Member, 2005-present
Publications
- “How’s Your RMP? You’d Better Check,” Cleveland Jewish News, February 16, 2007
- “Records Management Essential in Case of Trouble,” Crain's Cleveland Business, January 8, 2007
- Securities Alert: NYSE Eliminates Uninstructed Broker Voting on Certain Corporate Governance Issues
- Securities Alert: Summary of 2012 Updates to the ISS U.S. Corporate Governance Policy
- Securities Alert: Rule 14a-8 Amendments Permitting Shareholder Proxy Access Proposals are Now Effective
- Securities Alert: D.C. Circuit Court Vacates Proxy Access Rule
- Securities Alert: SEC Adopts Final Whistleblower Rules Under the Dodd-Frank Act
- Securities Alert: SEC Proposes Compensation Committee and Consultant Independence Rules
- Securities Alert: SEC Issues Final "Say on Pay", "Say on Frequency" and "Say on Golden Parachute" Rules
- Securities Alert: SEC Proposes "Say on Pay" and "Golden Parachute" Rules