Brian J. Lane

Brian Lane is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson Dunn and a member of the Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance Practice Group. He spends extensive time on the West Coast.

He counsels companies of all sizes on sophisticated corporate governance and regulatory issues under the federal securities laws. He is often the first call when the board of directors of a public company is facing a crisis involving regulatory or accounting issues, as well as a shakeup in management or sensitive matters. His practice focuses on helping clients with SEC inquiries, audit committee investigations, challenging disclosure and regulatory solutions, as well as raise capital in public and private offerings, and developing unique and sophisticated securities products.

Awards and Accolades:

• The Best Lawyers in America, “Corporate Compliance Law”, “Corporate Governance Law”, Securities/Capital Markets Law”, “Securities Regulation” (2006 – 2025)
• Chambers USA, “Band 1: Securities: Regulation: Advisory” (2005 – 2024)
• Who’s Who Legal, “M&A and Governance” (2023 - 2024)
• Expert Guides, “Banking, Finance and Transactional Expert Guide” (2020 - 2022)
• BTI Consulting Group, “Client Service All-Stars” (2018, 2019, 2022)

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Brian spent 16 years with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") culminating as Counsel to the Chairman and the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance where he supervised over 300 attorneys and accountants in all matters related to disclosure and accounting by public companies (e.g. M&A, capital raising, disclosure in periodic reports and proxy statements).

Brian received his law degree in 1983 from the American University, Washington College of Law and earned a B.A. degree magna cum laude in 1980 from Washburn University.