Ronald Mueller is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s Washington, D.C. office and a founding member of the firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. He advises public companies on a broad range of SEC disclosure and regulatory matters, executive and equity-based compensation issues, and corporate governance compliance and practices. He advises some of the largest U.S. public companies on SEC reporting, proxy disclosures and proxy contests, shareholder engagement and shareholder proposals, insider trading policies and practices, and Section 16 reporting and compliance. He also advises on a variety of sustainability, human capital, and social policy practices and disclosures, including governing documents for companies, boards, and board committees, director independence and related party transaction issues, board oversight of enterprise risks, environmental reporting and engagement, and corporate social responsibility practices and disclosures.
Awards and Accolades:
- Chambers USA Band 1, “Securities: Regulation: Advisory” (2016 – 2025)
- Chambers USA Band 1, “Corporate Governance” (2025)
- The Best Lawyers in America, “Corporate Compliance Law”, “Corporate Governance Law”, “Securities Regulation” (2006 – 2025)
- Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Governance Law, Washington, D.C.” (2024)
- Who’s Who Legal, “M&A and Governance” (2023 - 2024)
- Euromoney, “Best of the Best United States Guide” (2020 - 2022)
- Expert Guides, “Banking, Finance and Transactional Guide” (2022)
- Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year: Corporate Governance Law, Washington, D.C.” (2020)
Ronald is active with the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities within the American Bar Association's (ABA) Section of Business Law and is a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. He is a frequent speaker and author on securities and corporate governance matters, including developments in proxy disclosures and proxy contests, the SEC's disclosure requirements, corporate governance developments, Section 16 rules, and executive compensation issues.
From 1989 to 1991, Ronald worked as legal counsel to Commissioner Edward H. Fleischman at the United States Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). While at the SEC, he worked on many of the matters before the Commission, including executive compensation rules, enforcement matters and regulatory initiatives. Ronald received his J.D., from Columbia Law School, where he was both a Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar and a James Kent Scholar, and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University.
Capabilities
- Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance
- Capital Markets
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Shareholder Activism
Credentials
Education:
- Columbia University - 1986 Juris Doctor
- Vanderbilt University - 1982 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- District of Columbia Bar