Erik Gerding

About Erik Gerding

Erik is a Capital Markets partner who advises clients on a broad spectrum of cutting edge issues in securities regulation, financial markets and corporate governance.

Until the end of 2024, Erik served as the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. During his tenure in government service, he worked on complex policy initiatives and advised senior leaders in the public sector and worked with leaders in the private sector, providing him with exceptional insights for guiding clients at all stages of growth.

Erik’s experience leading the Division, combined with his significant legal practice and experience in academia, makes him uniquely skilled at advising clients on high profile, bet-the-company legal and policy matters.

Erik led the Division during a dynamic period, supervising review of some of the highest profile filings and disclosure matters. He guided important rulemaking on public company disclosure, governance, beneficial ownership reporting, executive compensation, conflicts of interest in securitization, climate-related disclosure, cybersecurity disclosure, SPACs, and 10b5-1 trading plans. In parallel, he led on the Division’s review of IPO and other registration statements, periodic reports, proxy statements, shareholder proposals, beneficial ownership reports, and tender offer, merger and going private filings.

Prior to his government service, Erik was a tenured law professor and in private practice. He had academic appointments at University of Colorado Law School and University of New Mexico School of Law.