Michael G. Dailey

Partner

Mike combines his extensive legal experience with strategic business sense in order to help his clients navigate the many complex legal and business issues that challenge their organizations. His corporate practice focuses primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, banking, bank regulatory compliance, and capital raising (debt and equity). He advises boards of directors and senior management teams on all aspects of the acquisition/sale process including diligence and disclosure, working with investment bankers, transaction structure, negotiating deal points and documents, transaction financing and post acquisition planning. Mike also provides advice to his for-profit and non-profit clients in the areas of corporate governance, commercial contracts, federal and state regulation, corporate structure, and other general corporate legal matters.

Prior to joining Dinsmore, he was a national bank examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Credentials

Education

University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1999)

  • University of Cincinnati Law Review, managing editor

Miami University (B.S., 1988)

  • Business Administration

Bar admissions

  • Ohio

Affiliations and memberships

  • America Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cincinnati Bar Association
  • New Path Child & Family Solutions
    • Board of Directors
    • Chairman (2014 – 2016)
  • St. Thomas More Lawyers Guild of Greater Cincinnati

Distinctions

  • Ohio Rising Stars® 
  • Recommended for Mergers, Acquisitions and Buyouts by The Legal 500 United States
  • Best Lawyers®
    •  Financial Services Regulation Law (2021-2024)
  • Difference Maker Award in Honor of Alice J. Neeley  (2005)

Stories
  • December 11, 2025

    Closing the deal

Career Highlights
  • Counseled Client in its Acquisition of a $1.9 Billion Publicly Traded Financial Holding Company.

    Peoples Bancorp Inc. has engaged us for a variety of significant projects involving M&A and regulatory matters over the last 12 months. We partnered with Peoples on its most significant acquisition to date with our team, the purchase of Premier Financial, a $1.9 billion dollar public company with financial operations in seven states. This was a complex deal requiring a deep and broad team to handle a three-step merger, shareholder approvals, various regulatory approvals, and multi-state filings. The team was heavily involved in negotiating proper allocations of risk, transaction documents, and leading diligence, working hard in a compressed timeframe to get to signing. Other projects completed with Peoples included advising on a variety of corporate governance matters and regulatory matters.

Publications
  • November 10, 2025

    OCC Follows Through on Regulatory Relief for Community Banks

  • August 18, 2025

    What Bankers Need to Know to Comply with State Privacy Laws

  • April 24, 2025

    The Potential Impacts of the GENIUS Act on Banking Regulations

  • February 20, 2025

    New Regulatory Leadership to Shake Up Bank Supervision

  • October 17, 2024

    Risk Areas to Consider Ahead of Your Next Regulatory Exam

  • August 13, 2024

    Navigating the New Federal Workplace Rules

  • June 21, 2024

    Artificial Intelligence – Banking on our Future: How Will AI Impact Community Banks and Who is Willing to Lead the Charge?

  • April 11, 2024

    Forewarned is Forearmed: Bank Merger Act Application Rule Updates

  • November 8, 2023

    DOJ Offers ‘Stay Out of Jail Free Card’ for Successor Liability

  • August 3, 2023

    Are Non-Competes on the Ropes?

News
  • August 21, 2025

    260 Dinsmore Attorneys Listed as 2026 Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch

  • January 6, 2025

    Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Advises on Two Bank Mergers

  • August 15, 2024

    250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

  • June 5, 2024

    Dinsmore Corporate Team Advises on Eastern Ohio Bank Merger of Equals

  • August 17, 2023

    200+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch”

  • May 25, 2023

    M&A Team Announces Signing Agreement for LCNB Corp. to Acquire Cincinnati Bancorp

  • November 1, 2022

    M&A Team Ends October on High Note – 3 Public Company Deals Announced in the Span of One Week

  • August 18, 2022

    2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • August 19, 2021

    Best Lawyers® Recognizes 191 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • August 20, 2020

    Best Lawyers® Recognizes 180 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

Events
  • March 4, 2021

    The Budding Cannabis Regulatory Environment – Stage III Analysis (Banking Compliance)

  • July 15, 2020

    Financial Institutions: What’s Next for Community Banks?