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Julia Lapitskaya

Julia
Lapitskaya

Partner

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jlapitskaya@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.2354

FAX:+1 212.351.5253

New York

200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166-0193 USA

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PRACTICE

Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Capital Markets Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits

BIOGRAPHY

Julia Lapitskaya is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.  She is a member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance and its ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) practices.  Ms. Lapitskaya’s practice focuses on SEC, NYSE/Nasdaq and Securities Exchange Act of 1934 compliance, securities and corporate governance disclosure issues, corporate governance best practices, state corporate laws, the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, SEC regulations, shareholder activism matters, ESG and sustainability matters and executive compensation disclosure issues, including as part of initial public offerings and spin-off transactions.

Prior to joining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Ms. Lapitskaya was an associate in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP, where she advised clients on executive compensation, equity-based incentives, deferred compensation, severance plans and other compensatory arrangements, with particular emphasis on disclosure issues and issues arising in initial public offerings and mergers and acquisitions transactions.

Ms. Lapitskaya is a frequent author and speaker on securities law and ESG issues and is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance.  She also contributed to a chapter in the “Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules” as well as in the treatise “A Practical Guide to SEC Proxy and Compensation Rules.”  Most recently, Expert Guides has named Ms. Lapitskaya to its Rising Stars 2022 Guide, which recognizes the brightest and most talented practitioners under 40 in the area of business law and related practices, and Euromoney  named her among its 2022 Rising Stars in the Americas region.

Ms. Lapitskaya earned her Juris Doctor in 2010 from the New York University School of Law, where she served as Developments Editor of the Journal of International Law and Politics.  Prior to attending law school, Ms. Lapitskaya graduated summa cum laude from Fordham University with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Ms. Lapitskaya is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

EDUCATION

New York University - 2010 Juris Doctor

Fordham University - 2007 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - July 31, 2023 | SEC Adopts New Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosure for Public Companies
Client Alert - July 25, 2023 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2023 Proxy Season
Client Alert - July 18, 2023 | Form 10-Q Updates and Reminders
Client Alert - May 5, 2023 | SEC Adopts Amendments to Enhance Company Stock Repurchase Disclosure Requirements
Publications - December 12, 2022 | Webcast: Considerations for Preparing Your 2023 Proxy Statement
Firm News - October 12, 2022 | Euromoney’s Rising Star Awards 2022 Recognizes 16 Gibson Dunn Partners
Firm News - October 6, 2022 | Expert Guides Rising Stars 2022 Recognizes Twelve Gibson Dunn Lawyers
Client Alert - July 11, 2022 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2022 Proxy Season
Client Alert - April 6, 2022 | SEC Proposes Rules to Align SPACs More Closely with IPOs
Client Alert - March 11, 2022 | SEC Proposes Rules on Cybersecurity Disclosure
Webcasts - February 24, 2022 | Webcast: IPO and Public Company Readiness: Strategies and Considerations
Client Alert - November 10, 2021 | Discussing Human Capital: A Survey of the S&P 500’s Compliance with the New SEC Disclosure Requirement One Year After Adoption
Press Releases - November 4, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Promotes 27 Lawyers to Partnership
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 - March 1, 2021 | Considerations for Climate Change Disclosures in SEC Reports
Webcasts - January 28, 2021 | Webcast: The Art of the Spin-off
Client Alert - December 3, 2020 | Proxy Advisory Firm Updates and Action Items for 2021 Annual Meetings
Webcasts - February 6, 2019 | Webcast: The Capital Markets and Private Equity: From Pre-IPO Planning through Public Company Life
Client Alert - June 29, 2017 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2017 Proxy Season
Article - October 1, 2016 | Executive Compensation Disclosure Handbook: A Practical Guide to the SEC’s Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules
Client Alert - June 28, 2016 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2016 Proxy Season
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 10, 2015 | M&A Report – 2015 Mid-Year Activism Update
Client Alert - August 6, 2015 | SEC Adopts Final CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure Rules
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