Career
Ferrell Keel has significant experience representing clients in a broad range of complex capital markets transactions such as SEC-registered debt offerings, high-yield debt offerings, IPOs, at-the-market offerings and liability management transactions.
Ferrell also counsels companies on corporate governance matters relating to SEC and stock exchange rules and regulations, including high stakes shareholder activism and environmental, social & governance (ESG) issues. She regularly counsels clients on litigation and risks stemming from ESG disclosures and shareholder proposals and was a leading member of the Jones Day team that represented ExxonMobil in its lawsuit against shareholder activists in 2024. Ferrell is a frequent speaker on ESG matters and has also testified to the Texas Senate regarding the influence of proxy advisors on the corporate governance landscape.
Ferrell also has in-depth experience counseling boards through the facilitation of their annual board assessment process.