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Gerstman, Gary D.
Partner

Gary D. Gerstman

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation
M&A
Technology

GARY GERSTMAN has more than 25 years of experience representing clients in a variety of public and private merger and acquisition transactions, strategic alliances and joint ventures, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance matters. He served as a global co-leader of the Firm’s Technology Industry Group for nine years and many of his clients and deals are in the technology and healthcare industries. He is acknowledged for his work in mergers and acquisitions by IFLR1000 (2024). Gary regularly advises NYSE and NASDAQ issuers on a broad range of corporate governance and SEC disclosure matters and shareholder engagement and activism matters. Gary has worked on governance and disclosure matters for S&P 500 companies such as Aon plc, CDW Corporation, eBay Inc., PayPal Holdings, Inc., and United Airlines Holdings, Inc. Gary also serves as one of the firm’s liaisons to the NACD Chicago Chapter and is a regular speaker at NACD events.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications

  • U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - General
  • Illinois

Education

  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1992 (cum laude, Editor, Harvard Law School International Law Journal)
  • Stanford University, A.B., 1989 (with honors, with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa)