LAWYER PROFILE
Ning Chiu

Ning Chiu

USA 2026

Chambers ranking badge
Chambers ranking badge

Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

Provided by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Practice Areas

Ning is a member of Davis Polk’s Corporate Governance practice. She advises companies and their boards of directors on corporate governance, securities regulation and emerging trends. For over 20 years, she has advised companies of all stages and sizes on a range of matters involving their boards, including on matters of director independence, board and committee composition and structure, board policies and practices, board evaluations and succession planning, securities regulation, proxy disclosure, listing standards, stakeholder relations, shareholder proposals, shareholder engagement, shareholder activism in all forms, and proxy advisory services.

She counsels clients on emerging trends and developments and responding to evolving best practices. She is a frequent speaker and author on governance issues and is active in the corporate governance community.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate Governance - USA - Nationwide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Ning Chiu draws from a wealth of experience acting for some of the nation's leading corporates and their boards, with clients regularly turning to her for complex governance questions, board structuring matters, shareholder engagement and wider reporting and disclosure issues.

Securities: Regulation: Advisory - USA - Nationwide

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Ning Chiu is highly regarded for her corporate governance practice and expertise in securities regulation including shareholder proposal responses and SEC reporting and disclosure issues.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • She's at the top of her field. Her connectivity is invaluable and her perspective is great.

    Corporate GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • She has her finger on the pulse on all emerging areas and knows the intricate details around the tricky issues associated with governance, disclosure and how to deliver hard messages to board members and executives. She also has strong relationships with SEC/NYSE/Nasdaq regulators and appreciates how to turn technical guidance into practical, actionable guidance.

    Corporate GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • She's on top of things like no one else I've worked with. It's not only her expertise, it's her intelligence in knowing how to implement things and the next steps. She's low ego and knows how to navigate the personalities and politics of these issues.

    Corporate GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • Ning's understanding of corporate governance and the shareholder proposal process is highly sophisticated. She is well-versed in what the regulators are thinking and what is going on in the market and is also extremely responsive, available literally all the time.

    Corporate GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • No-one who knows corporate governance like she does. Her ability to juggle the complex changes and then offer strategic advice is unparalleled. Plus she's the most responsive person I've ever met in my life.

    Corporate GovernanceChambers Guide to the USA
  • Ning is a thought leader on SEC issues.

    Securities: Regulation: AdvisoryChambers Guide to the USA

Ranked Individuals at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (171)

California

California: San Francisco, Silicon Valley & Surrou

District of Columbia

  • Profile image of Adam Kaminsky
    Adam Kaminsky

    Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

    View profile
  • Profile image of Neil MacBride
    Neil MacBride

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

    View profile
  • Profile image of Daniel Kahn
    Daniel Kahn

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

    View profile
  • Profile image of Paul Nathanson
    Paul Nathanson

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

    View profile
  • Profile image of Robert A Cohen
    Robert A Cohen

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

    View profile

Massachusetts

New York

What success is built on

Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.

Explore thought leadership