Corporate Governance and Public Company Representation

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You can depend on the expert support of our leading securities and corporate governance lawyers across the globe. Our team currently serves as regular outside securities and corporate governance counsel to over 150 public companies and their boards – from newly public to S&P 100, FTSE 100, and other large listed issuers around the world, across a broad range of sectors.

We advise public companies and their boards on all aspects of compliance with applicable securities laws, stock exchange listing standards, corporate law, as well as crisis situations and strategic matters. Our familiarity with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other regulators and stock exchanges around the world enables us to anticipate their comments and, as a result, help take clients effectively and efficiently through the review process. In the U.S., several members from our team formerly held high-level positions with the SEC and a number of our alumni have risen to high-level positions in the agency.

We also have extensive experience advising on all types of corporate governance matters, including board and committee structure, board and executive compensation, investor relations, shareholder engagement initiatives, shareholder activism, shareholder proposals, annual meetings, board self-assessments, ESG, and compliance with stock exchange listing standards, including director independence and shareholder approval requirements.

We provide you with advice on handling day-to-day matters as well as strategic and special situations. We help you keep management and boards informed and prepared, we provide workable solutions to complex business issues, and we help you manage and assess risk to your company.

We are efficient. The practical knowledge you’re looking for is front of mind for us. Our focus on public company clients makes us well-versed on the issues that matter to you. We provide you with insight on new developments, expected changes in applicable law, and common industry practice.

In a competitive, global market, you need solutions and an advisor who understands your business. We can help you.

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The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and they know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive."

Chambers & Partners, UK Guide, 2025

An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city."

Chambers & Partners UK 2025

Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives."

Chambers & Partners, Germany, 2025

The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it."

Chambers & Partners, UK 2025

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Key contacts

John B. Beckman

Partner

John B. Beckman

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Alan L. Dye

Partner

Alan L. Dye

Partner

Washington, D.C.

Nicola Evans

Partner

Nicola Evans

Partner

London

Meet the Corporate Governance and Public Company Representation team

Representative experience

Assisting in the design and operation of tailored corporate governance policies to enhance board effectiveness.

Advising on voting policies of institutional investors and proxy advisory firms and programs for effective shareholder communications.

Advising on compliance with Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley, and other regulations affecting public companies.

Counseling boards during crisis situations, from shareholder activist campaigns and financial reporting issues to cyber security and data breaches.

Responding to formal and informal SEC and other government inquiries.

Conducting internal investigations.

Advising on executive compensation and management succession issues.

Awards and recognitions

Band 1, Securities Regulation Advisory

Chambers USA

2021-2023

Tier 1, Corporate Governance

Legal 500 US

2021-2023

Tier 2, Corporate Governance

Legal 500 UK

2023

Tier 2, Company Law

Legal 500 Germany

2023

Activist Campaign of the Year

The Deal Awards

2019

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Our capabilities at a glance

Judicial review wins

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Hear from our clients and industry leaders

The whole team is super smart. They are all really easy to work with and they know our business inside out. They come to us proactively with issues and are incredibly responsive."

An intellectually brilliant and commercially astute public law team. One of the very best in the city."

Hogan Lovells has a high capability in solving complex issues that involve both legal and technical perspectives."

The lawyers are just experts. They are there when you need them and happy to entertain all my questions. They understand the wider context and the politics and sensitivities of it."