Carmen X. W. Lu
Education
- Yale University, B.A. 2012, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- Yale Law School, J.D. 2016, (Executive Editor, Yale Journal on Regulation; Articles and Essays Editor, Yale Law Journal)
Carmen X. W. Lu
Carmen X. W. Lu is Counsel in Wachtell Lipton’s Corporate Department where she advises public and private companies and boards of directors across industries on ESG and corporate governance matters and evolving market trends, expectations and practices.
Carmen advises companies and their boards of directors on matters relating to ESG disclosure, oversight, strategy, policies and practices; ESG governance and board oversight; shareholder and stakeholder engagement on ESG matters; evaluation and identification of ESG risks and opportunities; climate transition planning and “net zero” targets; evolving market, industry and regulatory expectations and requirements; shareholders proposals; shareholder activism; crisis management; director independence board and committee composition and structure; securities regulation; proxy disclosures; listing standards and proxy advisors.
Carmen received a B.A. summa cum laude in Political Science from Yale University in 2012, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and received the Arthur Twining Hadley Prize as the highest ranking graduate. She received her J.D. from Yale Law School in 2016, where she was articles and essays editor of the Yale Law Journal and executive editor of the Yale Journal on Regulation.
Select Publications
- Expanding on the SEC’s Proposal to Modernize Section 13(d) and (g) Beneficial Ownership Reporting,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, April 14, 2022.
- The SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosure Rules: Thoughts for Audit Committees,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, April 6, 2022 and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and Capital Markets, April 11, 2022.
- Board Oversight of ESG: Preparing for the 2022 Proxy Season and Beyond,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, March 28, 2022, Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, April 4, 2022 and Boardspan, April 14, 2022.
- War in Ukraine: Is ESG at a Crossroads?,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, March 24, 2022.
- ESG Oversight and Integration: Considerations for Boards (and USA chapter),
in The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Environmental, Social & Governance Law, Global Legal Group Ltd., Second ed. 2022 (First ed. 2021).
- Investor Priorities in 2022 - Stakeholder Capitalism, Net Zero Transition, Human Capital Management and Long-Term Value Creation,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and Capital Markets, January 25, 2022
- ESG and M&A in 2022: From Risk Mitigation to Value Creation,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, January 24, 2022.
- SEC Staff Limits Exclusion of “Social Policy” Shareholder Proposals,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, November 8, 2021 and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, November 9, 2021.
- Mandatory Climate Change Disclosure Rules – A Preview From the SEC Chair?,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, August 3, 2021.
- Global Climate and Sustainability Reporting Continues to Grow with Proposed New International and Domestic Regulatory Initiatives,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 22, 2021.
- Using ESG Tools to Help Combat Racial Inequity: One Year Retrospective,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 21, 2021.
- Further on the Purpose of the Corporation,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and Capital Markets, July 20, 2021, Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 20, 2021 and Wall Street Lawyer, Volume 25 Issue 8, August 2021.
- SEC Division of Enforcement Forms New Climate and ESG Task Force to Target ESG-Related Misconduct and Potential Violations,
in Compliance & Enforcement, a blog of NYU Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, March 5, 2021.
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Directed to Focus on Climate-Related Disclosures and Update Prior Climate Guidance,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, March 2, 2021.
- ESG Disclosures: SEC Appoints Climate and ESG Policy Advisor; U.K. and EU Regulators Ramp Up Reporting Requirements,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 7, 2021.
