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Elizabeth A. Ising

Elizabeth
Ising

Partner

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eising@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.955.8287

FAX:+1 202.530.9631

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Financial Institutions Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Litigation Shareholder Activism

BIOGRAPHY

Elizabeth Ising is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and its ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) practices.  She also is a member of the firm’s Hostile M&A and Shareholder Activism team and Financial Institutions practice group.  She advises clients, including public companies and their boards of directors, on corporate governance, securities law and, ESG and sustainability matters and executive compensation best practices and disclosures.  Representative matters include advising on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, proxy disclosures, SASB and TCFD disclosures, director independence matters, proxy advisory services, board and committee charters and governance guidelines and disclosure controls and procedures.  Ms. Ising also regularly counsels public companies on shareholder activism issues, including on shareholder proposals and preparing for and responding to hedge fund and corporate governance activism.  She also advises non-profit organizations on corporate governance issues.

Ms. Ising was recognized as a member of the 2023 Lawdragon’s Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law due to her work in the areas of ESG compliance and disputes. In 2022, she was named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America list for Corporate Governance and Securities Regulation, for the second year in row, which recognizes lawyers who “set the pace for lawyering in the financial world.”  BTI Consulting named Ms. Ising an MVP to its 2018 and 2019 BTI Client Service All-Stars lists, recognizing the “lawyers who truly stand out as delivering the absolute best client service time and time again” as determined by a poll of corporate counsel. Chambers USA has recognized Ms. Ising as a top Securities: Regulation attorney in each of the last six years.  She also has been named to The Best Lawyers in America list annually since 2018. Ms. Ising was named to Who’s Who Legal: M&A and Governance 2016 and 2017, which were based on independent client and peer surveys by Who’s Who Legal.  In 2017, Ms. Ising was elected as a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel.  She is a member of the Advisory Board of Northwestern University’s Securities Regulation Institute, is a member of the Advisory Board of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and previously was named a “Rising Star of Corporate Governance” by Yale School of Management’s Center for Corporate Governance and Performance.

Ms. Ising is a frequent author and speaker on securities law and corporate governance issues.  Recent publications include the publication “ESG Legal Update:  What Corporate Governance and ESG Professionals Need to Know” (published in conjunction with the Society for Corporate Governance in June 2020), “Legal Risks and ESG Disclosures:  What Corporate Secretaries Should Know” (published in conjunction with the Society for Corporate Governance in June 2018), an article in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Today titled “Recent Developments Related to the SEC’s Shareholder Proposal Rule”,  the article “Top 11 Legal and Regulatory Tips for Boards of Directors” published by Corporate Board Member and articles in Insights – The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor.  Ms. Ising also co-authors a chapter in the treatise “A Practical Guide to SEC Proxy and Compensation Rules” and contributed to the most recent edition of the ABA’s “Handbook for the Conduct of Shareholders’ Meeting”.  Recent presentations include to the Securities Regulation Institute, TheCorporateCounsel.net, the Practicing Law Institute, Bloomberg BNA, the Society for Corporate Governance Professionals and the ABA.

Ms. Ising is a member of the Board of Directors of the Society for Corporate Governance. She previously served as Vice Chair of the Proxy Statements and Business Combinations Subcommittee of the Federal Regulation of Securities Committee of the ABA and Chair of the Corporate Finance Committee; Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section of the District of Columbia Bar.

Ms. Ising graduated with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law in 2000.  She was a member of Order of the Coif and was inducted into the James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society.  Ms. Ising was also a published member of the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation.  Ms. Ising is admitted to practice in the State of North Carolina and in the District of Columbia. She is a former chair of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, D.C. Diversity Committee and co-chair of the LGBT Committee.

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina - 2000 Juris Doctor

James Madison University - 1992 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

North Carolina Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Firm News - February 7, 2023 | Eight Gibson Dunn Attorneys Named in 2023 Lawdragon Green 500: Leaders in Environmental Law
Client Alert - February 3, 2023 | Delaware Court of Chancery Holds That Corporate Officers Owe a Duty of Oversight
Client Alert - November 29, 2022 | European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive — What Non-EU Companies with Operations in the EU Need to Know
Client Alert - October 27, 2022 | SEC Releases Final Clawback Rules
Firm News - October 6, 2022 | Twenty-Two Gibson Dunn Lawyers Recognized in Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law
Firm News - October 6, 2022 | Thirty-Nine Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide 2022
Client Alert - July 11, 2022 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2022 Proxy Season
Client Alert - June 29, 2022 | Updated Summary of Select Director Education Opportunities Available (Q2 2022)
Client Alert - January 25, 2022 | BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Update Corporate Governance and ESG Policies and Priorities for 2022
Client Alert - January 21, 2022 | Considerations for Preparing Your 2021 Form 10-K
Client Alert - December 23, 2021 | SEC Proposes Rules on Insider Trading, Rule 10b5-1 and Share Repurchases
Client Alert - December 13, 2021 | ISS and Glass Lewis Issue Voting Policy Updates for 2022
Client Alert - November 5, 2021 | ISS Proposes and Opens Comment on Draft 2022 Voting Policy Updates
Client Alert - November 5, 2021 | The Pendulum Swings (Far): SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Firm News - October 7, 2021 | Thirty-Eight Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide
Firm News - October 7, 2021 | Seventeen Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Expert Guides’ Women in Business Law
Client Alert - September 20, 2021 | SEC Staff Scrutiny of Climate Change Disclosures Has Arrived: What to Expect and How to Respond
Client Alert - August 24, 2021 | New York Stock Exchange Further Amends Related Party Transaction Approval Rules
Client Alert - August 23, 2021 | What Can We Expect from the SEC with COP26 Around the Corner?
Client Alert - August 19, 2021 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2021 Proxy Season
Client Alert - August 12, 2021 | SEC Approves New Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules
Client Alert - August 5, 2021 | ISS Releases Surveys for 2022 Policy Updates
Client Alert - June 25, 2021 | Directors Resign After Department of Justice Raises Antitrust Concerns
Client Alert - June 21, 2021 | Back to the Future: SEC Chair Announces Spring 2021 Reg Flex Agenda
Firm News - May 13, 2021 | Seventeen Partners Named Among the 2021 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
Client Alert - March 16, 2021 | SEC Chair Lays Out a Climate- and ESG-Oriented Agenda and Calls for Comments on Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
Client Alert - March 5, 2021 | SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues
Client Alert - March 3, 2021 | Risk, Risk and More Risk: Federal Reserve Finalizes Its Supervisory Guidance on Board of Directors’ Effectiveness
Client Alert - March 1, 2021 | Considerations for Climate Change Disclosures in SEC Reports
Press Releases - February 4, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Launches Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practice
Client Alert - February 3, 2021 | Considerations for Preparing Your 2020 Form 10-K
Client Alert - December 7, 2020 | SEC Brings First Enforcement Action Against a Public Company for Misleading Disclosures About the Financial Impacts of the Pandemic
Client Alert - December 4, 2020 | Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Rules
Client Alert - December 3, 2020 | Proxy Advisory Firm Updates and Action Items for 2021 Annual Meetings
Firm News - October 7, 2020 | 33 Gibson Dunn Partners Recognized in Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide
Client Alert - August 31, 2020 | A Double-Edged Sword? Examining the Principles-Based Framework of the SEC’s Recent Amendments to Regulation S-K Disclosure Requirements
Client Alert - August 4, 2020 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2020 Proxy Season
Article - June 23, 2020 | ESG Legal Update: What Corporate Governance and ESG Professionals Need to Know
Client Alert - April 23, 2020 | Now Available: COVID-19 Resources for Public Companies
Client Alert - April 7, 2020 | Key Governance Action Items in Response to COVID-19
Client Alert - March 31, 2020 | Latest Overview of Green Bonds and other ESG Financial Products
Client Alert - February 4, 2020 | Considerations for Preparing Your 2020 Proxy Statement
Client Alert - January 13, 2020 | Considerations for Preparing Your 2019 Form 10‑K
Client Alert - September 9, 2019 | SEC Staff Announces Significant Changes to Shareholder Proposal No-Action Letter Process
Client Alert - August 23, 2019 | SEC Issues New Guidance for Proxy Advisors and Investment Advisers Engaged in the Proxy Voting Process
Firm News - August 15, 2019 | Gibson Dunn Lawyers Recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® 2020
Client Alert - July 29, 2019 | Delaware Supreme Court Revisits Oversight Liability
Firm News - March 27, 2019 | Nine Partners Named 2019 BTI Client Service All Stars
Client Alert - February 8, 2019 | Developments on Public Company Disclosures on Board and Executive Diversity
Client Alert - November 1, 2018 | Glass Lewis Issues 2019 Proxy Voting Policy Updates
Webcasts - October 30, 2018 | Webcast: Spinning Out and Splitting Off – Navigating Complex Challenges in Corporate Separations
Client Alert - October 5, 2018 | What Employers Need to Know About California’s New #MeToo Laws
Client Alert - August 27, 2018 | SEC Streamlines Disclosure Requirements As Part of Its Overall Disclosure Effectiveness Review
Client Alert - July 12, 2018 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2018 Proxy Season
Article - June 25, 2018 | Legal Risks and ESG Disclosures: What Corporate Secretaries Should Know
Firm News - March 28, 2018 | Eleven Partners Named 2018 BTI Client Service All Stars
Client Alert - December 26, 2017 | SEC Staff Provides Important Guidance for Disclosure and Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act – Practical Considerations for Reporting Companies
Client Alert - November 10, 2017 | SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Client Alert - October 13, 2017 | SEC Proposes Amendments to Securities Regulations to Modernize and Simplify Disclosure
Client Alert - September 26, 2017 | SEC Issues Significant Guidance on Pay Ratio Rules
Webcasts - September 19, 2017 | Webcast: Reforming Regulatory Reform: What to Expect from the New Leaders at the Financial Regulatory Agencies
Client Alert - July 5, 2017 | Office of Comptroller of Currency Provides More Guidance on Third-Party Business Relationships, Including Fintech Firms
Client Alert - June 29, 2017 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2017 Proxy Season
Client Alert - May 11, 2017 | Two Employment Law Developments Create Risk of Shareholder Action for Public Companies
Client Alert - March 9, 2017 | Corporate Social Responsibility Statements – Recent Litigation and Avoiding Pitfalls
Client Alert - November 22, 2016 | Proxy Advisory Firm Updates and Action Items for 2017 Annual Meetings
Client Alert - November 15, 2016 | The Trump Presidency: Selected Initial Observations and Considerations
Client Alert - November 1, 2016 | SEC Proposes New Universal Proxy Card Rules for Contested Elections
Article - October 1, 2016 | Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules
Client Alert - August 4, 2016 | Final NASDAQ Rule on Disclosure of Third-Party Compensation for Directors and Nominees Includes Important Clarifications and Highlights Related Considerations for All Public Companies
Client Alert - July 21, 2016 | “Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance” Released
Client Alert - June 28, 2016 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2016 Proxy Season
Client Alert - May 25, 2016 | Board Evaluations – Getting the Most from the Evaluation Process
Client Alert - May 19, 2016 | SEC Updates Guidance on Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Client Alert - October 26, 2015 | SEC Staff Reverses Longstanding Precedent on Exclusion of Conflicting Shareholder Proposals Rule; Affirms Business as Usual on Ordinary Business Rule
Client Alert - August 6, 2015 | SEC Adopts Final CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules
Client Alert - August 5, 2015 | Council of Institutional Investors Announces Its Views on Proxy Access Best Practices
Article - July 31, 2015 | Recent Developments Related to the SEC’s Shareholder Proposal Rule
Client Alert - July 15, 2015 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2015 Proxy Season
Client Alert - June 26, 2015 | Delaware Enacts Legislation Endorsing Exclusive Forum Clauses and Prohibiting Fee-Shifting Provisions
Client Alert - May 1, 2015 | SEC Proposes Rules Regarding “Pay Versus Performance” Disclosures
Client Alert - February 6, 2015 | Considerations for Public Company Directors in the 2015 Proxy Season and Beyond
Client Alert - February 5, 2015 | M&A Report – Governance Issues in Spin-Off Transactions
Client Alert - October 1, 2014 | Insights – SEC Enforcement Actions over Stock Transaction Reporting Obligations Offer Reminders for Public Companies and Their Insiders
Webcasts - September 18, 2014 | Webcast – Shareholder Activism
Client Alert - September 11, 2014 | SEC Enforcement Actions Over Stock Transaction Reporting Obligations Offer Reminders for Public Companies and Their Insiders
Client Alert - July 1, 2014 | SEC Staff Releases Guidance Regarding Proxy Advisory Firms
Client Alert - June 25, 2014 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2014 Proxy Season
Client Alert - April 23, 2014 | The SEC Assesses Cybersecurity Preparedness in the Securities Industry in the Wake of the Cybersecurity Roundtable
Client Alert - February 3, 2014 | Drilling Down on the New ISS “QuickScore 2.0” and Recent ISS Guidance; Companies Should Verify ISS Data No Later than February 7, 2014
Client Alert - September 12, 2013 | Company Receives Credit in SEC Regulation FD Case Brought and Settled Against Former Vice President for Investor Relations
Client Alert - August 27, 2013 | UK Corporate Governance Developments: 2013 Mid-Year Update
Client Alert - July 9, 2013 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2013 Proxy Season
Client Alert - June 17, 2013 | Public Companies and the “End-User Exception” for Swaps: Governance Action Items
Client Alert - April 15, 2013 | SEC Issues Guidance on Use of Social Media to Disseminate Corporate Information
Client Alert - January 22, 2013 | The Spotlight Shines on Rule 10b5-1 Plans: What Public Companies Should Consider Now
Client Alert - November 2, 2012 | Key Year-End Considerations for Public Companies
Client Alert - October 16, 2012 | ISS Releases Draft 2013 Proxy Voting Policies
Client Alert - October 16, 2012 | SEC Staff Issues Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Client Alert - September 19, 2012 | U.S. Senator Rockefeller Seeks Information on Cybersecurity from All Fortune 500 CEOs
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