Fielding a dedicated corporate governance team, Sidley Austin LLP is adept at advising clients on a wide array of corporate governance issues from fiduciary duties, board oversight responsibilities to financial disclosures, shareholder relations and regulatory compliance. It has experience advising clients on sensitive issues that could potentially cause reputational damage, such as board crisis management, investigations and CEO transitions. Holly Gregory chairs the New York team and is an expert in crisis management and ESG issues. She aids clients with maintaining governance best practices, board and committee structures, fiduciary duties, risk oversight and other issues. John Kelsh leads the Chicago team and is known for his work on federal securities law, executive compensation and corporate governance.
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‘Holly Gregory is the guru of governance. She is the best. No one comes close. ’
‘No one knows more, and does it better than Holly Gregory. Our Board has 100% confidence in her. As do I.’
Key clients
- Carter’s Inc.
- Columbia University and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
- La-Z-Boy Incorporated
- Nordstrom, Inc.
- Semtech Corporation
- TD Bank
- Telephone and Data Systems Inc.
- The Big Ten Conference
- United Airlines
- Zebra Technologies Corporation
Work highlights
Advised the Special Committees of Columbia University and Columbia Presbyterian Hospital on, among other things, oversight responsibilities with respect to external investigation.
Advised the Special Committee of Nordstrom on complex affiliated take-private transaction.
Assisted United Airlines with securing SEC no-action relief to exclude a shareholder clawback proposal on a novel argument.
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Practice head
Holly Gregory; John Kelsh