Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman Partner, Head of ESG Activist Investing, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman is a partner in Olshan’s Corporate/Securities Law Practice and Shareholder Activism Practice, and acts as counsel to clients in the areas of corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder activist situations. Elizabeth represents and provides strategic guidance to hedge funds and other large investors in shareholder activist situations, including large stock accumulations, behind-the-scenes engagements, letter writing campaigns, exempt solicitations, submitting shareholder proposals, negotiating settlements, running proxy contests, undertaking hostile takeovers and other activist related M&A activity. As Head of ESG Activist Investing, Elizabeth leads ESG-focused campaigns and regularly speaks on ESG developments, including boardroom diversity issues. Elizabeth also advises individual directors and management teams in board disputes at private and public companies. Recent representations have included negotiated settlements by various investor groups at Momentive Inc., Kohl’s Corporation, and Bed Bath & Beyond, a successful proxy campaign for control by an investor group at EQT Corporation, and the successful unsolicited acquisitions of Perry Ellis International, by its founder George Feldenkreis, and R.R. Donnelley & Sons, by Chatham Asset Management. Elizabeth also assists both public and privately-held companies in mergers and acquisitions, capital raising transactions, tender and exchange offers, and general corporate and securities law matters, including SEC reporting and corporate governance. Elizabeth has been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Corporate/M&A: Shareholder Activism by Chambers USA in 2021. Chambers noted that "She is efficient and understands not just the legal issues but the mechanics as well;" and "She's exceptionally strong and extremely talented. She's a good negotiator and never loses sight of the end goals." She also has been recognized as a Tier 1 "Leading Lawyer" in The Legal 500 U.S. in Shareholder Activism - advice to shareholders in 2021 and 2020 and previously was recognized as a "Recommended Lawyer" in the same category in 2019 and named to the Notable Women in Law by Crain's New York Business in 2019 and 2020. Elizabeth is serving as Campaign Treasurer for Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State's first female Governor. Elizabeth received her J.D from Columbia Law School and holds a B.A., cum laude, from New York University College of Arts and Science.