Wallgreens, Lionsgate Entertainment, and other corporations in the technology, banking, and financial services sectors rely upon the corporate governance advice of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, from a team jointly led by Elizabeth Ising in Washington DC, Orange County’s James Maloney, and New York’s Lori Zyskowski. It is knowledgeable of securities law due to the wealth of SEC experience on its bench, and is also equipped to advise on NASDAQ/NYSE board requirements, public disclosure obligations, and the best practices for drafting governance documents. Both Zyskowski and Ising have broad skill sets and regularly advise on executive compensation and ESG protocols. New York’s Julia Lapitskaya is a key part of the team, who provides a lot of advice on 1934 Securities Exchange Act compliance to various clients whilst Aaron K. Briggs in San Francisco spends a lot of time in the boardrooms of technology and life science companies. The practice has grown recently with the addition of new partners Rosemary Spazziani from an in-house position in May 2024 and Kevin Bettseller from DLA Piper LLP (US)  in May 2023.
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Key clients

  • Pioneer Natural Resources
  • Independent Directors of Vista Outdoor
  • Various clients regarding ongoing SEC and corporate governance advice (
  • Hess Midstream Conflicts Committee
  • Corporate governance advice related to transactions: GNI/Beijing Continent Pharmaceuticals, Neurogene, Spyre Therapeutics, VMWare, Inc., Fiesta Restaurant, Smurfit WestRock, among others
  • Advice regarding CEO and Executive Transitions: Kraft, Xylem, Assertio, among others
  • Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
  • The Special Committee of Lions Gate Entertainment
  • Boston Omaha Corporation
  • Exodus

Lawyers

Practice head

Elizabeth (Beth) A. Ising; James J. Moloney; Lori Zyskowski

Other key lawyers

Julia Lapitskaya; Aaron Briggs