Natalie Abshez

Natalie Abshez is an associate in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s San Francisco office. She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practice.

Natalie advises public companies and their boards of directors on a wide range of corporate law matters, including corporate governance and other ESG matters, compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and requirements of the major U.S. stock exchanges, shareholder proposals and responses to SEC inquiries. She also has experience advising nonprofit organizations on issues related to corporate governance.

She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as the Senior Development Manager for the Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law and also advised nonprofit organizations on corporate governance issues through the law school’s Nonprofit Clinic. Natalie graduated magna cum laude from Carleton College. Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, she served as a law clerk to The Honorable David T. Thuma, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico.

Natalie is admitted to practice in the State of California and the District of Columbia.

Capabilities

• Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
• Capital Markets
• ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Credentials

Education:

• University of Virginia - 2018 Juris Doctor
• Carleton College - 2013 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• California Bar
• District of Columbia Bar

Clerkships:

• US Bankruptcy Court, New Mexico, Hon. David T. Thuma, 2018 - 2019