Gibson Dunn Represented Mark Zuckerberg in Negotiations With Special Committee of Meta and Company’s Establishment of New Class of Publicly Listed, Non-Voting Class C Common Stock

Firm News  |  October 22, 2026

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Gibson Dunn represented Mark Zuckerberg during his negotiations with the Special Committee of Meta and the company’s establishment of a new class of publicly listed, non-voting Class C common stock.

The Gibson Dunn cross-disciplinary litigation and corporate team was led by partners William Savitt, Sebastian L. Fain, Ryan McLeod, and Anitha Reddy and included partner Colin Davis, of counsel Mark Mixon Jr. and Zachary Kady, and associate Kira Dennis. Partner Kate Napalkova advised on benefits aspects. Partner Andrew Fabens advised on capital markets aspects. Partner Julia Lapitskaya advised on securities regulatory aspects. Partner Rachel Kleinberg advised on tax aspects.