Wilson Sonsini partner Amy Simmerman has been elected as a 2023 Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel, a professional, educational, and honorary association of lawyers widely recognized for their achievements in the field of corporate governance.

Amy was one of 16 lawyers elected to the 2023 class of Fellows, bringing the ranks of the College to just over 150 Fellows and Honorary Fellows. These individuals have been chosen from the ranks of lawyers in the United States and Canada who have displayed a high level of professionalism and a commitment to the advancement of governance practice through a combination of practice and thought leadership activities. Through its programs, the College—which was established in 2014—explores the major governance issues facing business enterprises, including challenges to traditional models of governance, risk management, shareholder engagement, and an increasingly complex regulatory and enforcement environment.

Amy is a leader of Wilson Sonsini’s Delaware office and governance practice, and serves on the firm’s board of directors. She provides advice on all aspects of Delaware corporate law and related corporate governance issues, including fiduciary duties, mergers and acquisitions, stockholder activism, corporate formation, stock issuances, preferred stock investments, and various statutory matters. Amy regularly represents special committees of boards of directors in mergers and acquisitions, internal investigations, and other matters, and she provides corporate advice in the context of governance litigation

For more information about the American College of Governance Counsel’s 2023 class of Fellows, please see this news release.