Doreen Lilienfeld

Doreen is a member of the Global Executive Committee of A&O Shearman and was named as one of Forbes 2026 America’s Top Lawyers. As one of the nation’s foremost authorities on executive compensation and corporate governance, Doreen counsels public and private companies and boards as well as C-suite leaders through their most consequential decisions, from transformative M&A transactions and CEO succession planning to high-profile activist defense and sensitive pay design. Ranked in Chambers USA and named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, she has built a practice that sits at the intersection of law, business strategy, and boardroom dynamics. Doreen maintains a hands-on practice advising on high-profile transactions and sensitive executive transition matters, drawing on decades of experience spanning compensation design, regulatory compliance, employment negotiations for senior executives, and governance advisory for public companies across a range of industries, from technology and telecommunications to healthcare and consumer brands. Over the past year, Doreen has led numerous, complex, cross-border, high-value mandates including Texas Instruments pending merger with Silicon Labs and Genmab’s acquisition of Merus N.V. Doreen founded the firm’s landmark Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Survey. Now in its 24th year, the Survey provides insights on significant developments and trends in the corporate governance and executive compensation space through a review of the practices of public companies across a range of key guideposts. She is a sought-after speaker and commentator on executive pay trends, board effectiveness, and emerging regulatory developments, and serves as a lecturer in Executive Compensation at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. She is a sought-after commentator on executive pay and benefits, with recent quotes in The Wall Street Journal, Agenda (Financial Times), New York Law Journal, Corporate Board Member, Compliance Week, and The Legal Intelligencer. She has also served as a featured panelist at Stanford Law School, PLI, NASPP, NYSE Governance Services, and Equilar.

Doreen is a member of the Global Executive Committee of A&O Shearman and was named as one of Forbes 2026 America’s Top Lawyers. As one of the nation’s foremost authorities on executive compensation and corporate governance, Doreen counsels public and private companies and boards as well as C-suite leaders through their most consequential decisions, from transformative M&A transactions and CEO succession planning to high-profile activist defense and sensitive pay design. Ranked in Chambers USA and named to the Legal 500 Hall of Fame, she has built a practice that sits at the intersection of law...