Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Compensation, Governance & ERISA

Partner

Gillian is Global Co-Head of Compensation, Employment & Governance.

She advises companies, boards of directors, executives and investors on compensation, benefits and workplace matters, including equity-based incentives, deferred compensation programs, and employment, retention and severance arrangements.

She focuses on issues that arise at the intersection of human capital management and corporate governance, securities, tax and employment law. She is experienced in applying these legal areas to securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions transactions, executive transitions and workplace investigations.

She regularly counsels clients on disclosure, trading rules and reporting (including Section 13 and Section 16), interactions with regulators and shareholders and the negotiation of executive employment and separation arrangements.