June 15, 2020
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Cassandra Tillinghast has joined the firm as an of counsel in its Washington, D.C. office. She will serve as a member of the Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group and will focus on advising clients, including financial institutions, on corporate governance matters, securities law disclosure issues, and an array of complex corporate issues.
Before joining the firm, Tillinghast served as Director, Associate General Counsel in the Corporate Governance Office at Capital One Financial Corporation. Prior, Tillinghast was Director of Consulting in Joint Venture Transactions and Governance at Water Street Partners LLC. She began her legal career as a Corporate and M&A associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.
Tillinghast received her law degree from American University, cum laude, in 2007. She also earned a Master’s in Business Administration from American University in 2008.