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Lori Zyskowski

Lori
Zyskowski

Partner

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lzyskowski@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 212.351.2309

FAX:+1 212.351.6309

New York

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

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PRACTICE

Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Capital Markets Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Mergers and Acquisitions Shareholder Activism

BIOGRAPHY

Lori Zyskowski is a partner in Gibson Dunn’s New York office and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. Ms. Zyskowski advises public companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance matters, securities disclosure and compliance issues, executive compensation practices, shareholder proposals, environmental, social and governance matters, and, more broadly, shareholder engagement and activism matters.

Ms. Zyskowski advises clients, including public companies and their boards of directors, on corporate governance and securities disclosure matters, with a focus on Securities and Exchange Commission reporting requirements, proxy statements, annual shareholders meetings, director independence issues, proxy advisory services, and executive compensation disclosure best practices.  She also focuses on advising companies on environmental, social and governance, or ESG, disclosures. Ms. Zyskowski also advises on board succession planning and board evaluations and has considerable experience advising nonprofit organizations on governance matters.

Before joining Gibson Dunn, for over a decade Ms. Zyskowski served as internal securities and corporate counsel at several large publicly traded companies, including most recently at General Electric Company.  Her in-house experience provides a unique insight and perspective on the issues that her clients face every day.

Ms. Zyskowski is a Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel, an organization of leading corporate governance lawyers from the U.S. and Canada.  She is a frequent speaker on governance, proxy and securities disclosure panels and is very active in the corporate governance community. She is a former member of the board of directors of the Society for Corporate Governance and served as the President of its New York Chapter from 2016-2017.

She graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1996 and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Ms. Zyskowski received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University.

EDUCATION

Columbia University - 1996 Juris Doctor

Harvard University - 1993 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

Connecticut Bar

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - December 4, 2020 | Nasdaq Proposes New Board Diversity Rules
Client Alert - December 4, 2020 | Proxy Advisory Firm Updates and Action Items for 2021 Annual Meetings
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
Client Alert - April 23, 2020 | Now Available: COVID-19 Resources for Public Companies
Client Alert - April 10, 2020 | Perspectives from One Month into the COVID-19 U.S. Outbreak: Public Company Disclosure Considerations
Client Alert - April 8, 2020 | Key Governance Action Items in Response to COVID-19
Client Alert - February 5, 2020 | Considerations for Preparing Your 2020 Proxy Statement
Publications - January 24, 2020 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
Firm News - September 17, 2019 | Ronald Mueller and Lori Zyskowski Elected Fellows by American College of Governance Counsel
Client Alert - August 23, 2019 | SEC Issues New Guidance for Proxy Advisors and Investment Advisers Engaged in the Proxy Voting Process
Client Alert - February 8, 2019 | Developments on Public Company Disclosures on Board and Executive Diversity
Publications - January 30, 2019 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
Client Alert - November 2, 2018 | Glass Lewis Issues 2019 Proxy Voting Policy Updates
Client Alert - October 5, 2018 | What Employers Need to Know About California’s New #MeToo Laws
Publications - July 31, 2018 | Webcast: Strategies Regarding Corporate Veil Piercing and Alter Ego Doctrine
Client Alert - July 12, 2018 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2018 Proxy Season
Publications - March 2, 2018 | Webcast: Shareholder Engagement & Activism – Preparing for the 2018 Proxy Season
Publications - January 24, 2018 | Webcast – Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance -14th Annual Briefing
Publications - November 17, 2017 | Webcast: Hot Topics in Securities and Governance
Client Alert - November 10, 2017 | SEC Staff Issues New Guidance on Shareholder Proposals
Client Alert - June 29, 2017 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2017 Proxy Season
Client Alert - March 9, 2017 | Corporate Social Responsibility Statements – Recent Litigation and Avoiding Pitfalls
Publications - January 25, 2017 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
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
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 - 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 18, 2016 | PCAOB Again Issues Proposal to Change Audit Report
Publications - January 20, 2016 | Webcast – Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance – 2016
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
Client Alert - August 5, 2015 | Council of Institutional Investors Announces Its Views on Proxy Access Best Practices
Client Alert - July 15, 2015 | Shareholder Proposal Developments During the 2015 Proxy Season
Article - March 30, 2015 | New Corporate Governance Rules for Foreign Banks
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
Publications - January 27, 2015 | Webcast: Challenges in Compliance and Corporate Governance
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