Kristen Stidham

Kristen Stidham

Associate

Employee Benefits and Compensation

Kristen Stidham is an associate in the employee benefits and compensation practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She focuses on the representation of private and public technology and growth companies with respect to executive compensation and employee benefits matters, particularly in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and corporate governance and compliance matters.

Experience

Education

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2020Concentration in Business Law and Regulation
B.A., Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2016

Admissions

State Bar of California

Credentials

Education

J.D., Cornell Law School, 2020Concentration in Business Law and Regulation
B.A., Program of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame, 2016

Admissions

State Bar of California

Employee Benefits and Compensation

Recent Insights

Client Highlights

On September 15, 2026, DoorDash, a global leader in local commerce, and Wonder, a leading food technology platform, announced that DoorDash will acquire Wonder's Grubhub Campus Dining business for $300 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised DoorDash on the transaction.

Grubhub Campus Dining, formerly known as Tapingo, enables millions of students at more than 450 colleges and universities to order a meal from campus dining facilities and on-campus restaurants using its mobile app or kiosks, pay for the meal with campus dining dollars, and schedule the pickup. Following the close of the transaction, DoorDash intends to continue expanding Grubhub Campus Dining in the U.S., enhance the selection and convenience available to students, and bring Tapingo’s vertically integrated technology stack beyond college campuses to stadiums, hotels, and other similar venues.

The Wilson Sonsini team that advised DoorDash on the transaction was led by partners Rezwan Pavri, Lang Liu, Sachin Kohli, and Brendan Mahan and associates Ryan Cooper and Jackie Jung. The team also included:

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Client Highlights

On September 10, 2026, Copart, Inc., a global leader in online vehicle auctions, and ACV, a leading digital automotive marketplace and data services partner for dealers and commercial clients, announced a definitive agreement in which Copart will acquire all outstanding shares of ACV common stock, valued at approximately $1.9 billion. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Copart on the transaction.

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Recent Events

WSGR Events

Join Wilson Sonsini alumni and friends for a luncheon and hear from Brandon Gantus, co-leader of the firm’s employee benefits and compensation group, and Ralph Barry, principal at Compensia, on some recent trends in executive compensation for private and public companies. The discussion will be moderated by Kristen Stidham, an associate in the firm’s employee benefits and compensation group.

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