Based in Gibson Dunn’s Orange County office, Lauren Assaf-Holmes advises public companies across industries on ESG reporting and standards, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance matters as a member of the firm’s ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting and Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance practice groups. Her practice benefits from more than a year serving as in-house securities counsel during her secondment with a global Fortune 100 semiconductor and technology company.
ESG and Sustainability. Lauren supports clients at each stage of their ESG reporting to address voluntary reporting frameworks, including SASB, the TCFD, GRI, and the transition to ISSB; prepare for mandatory reporting frameworks, including sustainability reporting under California law, U.S. securities law, and other global regimes; and enhance governance practices in response to regulatory, stock exchange, and stakeholder requirements or expectations.
She is co-author of a forthcoming “ESG and Shareholder Engagement” chapter and contributed to the publication Legal Risks and ESG Disclosures: What Corporate Secretaries Should Know. Lauren has also completed the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s Corporate Standard and Scope 2 Guidance trainings.
Annual Stockholder Meetings. In connection with annual stockholder meetings, Lauren supports clients from meeting planning to execution, including Rule 14a-8 stockholder proposal analysis and response, director and officer questionnaires, meeting timelines and materials, proxy drafting and enhancements, stockholder and advisory firm engagement, and board materials. She has contributed to the “Proxy Disclosure Effectiveness” chapter in A Practical Guide to SEC and Proxy Compensation Rules.
Securities and Corporate Governance. Lauren supports clients throughout the year on financial reporting, governance, and compliance matters in connection with Securities and Exchange Act reporting. She is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance.
Community Involvement. Lauren serves as Chair-Elect of the Associate Board of the Orange County Constitutional Rights Foundation.
Education and Background. Lauren received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2016, where she served as the Supervising Editor (Internal) for the Berkeley Journal of International Law and a Research Assistant to Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon. Lauren also served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and the Honorable William W. Bedsworth of the California Court of Appeals.
She earned a B.A. in English Literature from Knox College in 2010, where she graduated with honors and magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
Lauren is admitted to practice in the State of California.
Certifications.
Certified Corporate Governance Professional, Society for Corporate Governance
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- University of California, Berkeley - 2016 Juris Doctor
- Knox College - 2010 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar