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Jillian Colbert Alsheimer is a leader of the activism, shareholder advisory and takeover defense practice at Goldman Sachs. Jillian advises boards and companies of all sizes in governance matters and dealings with various stakeholders, including shareholder activism, proxy contests, corporate governance, vote-related and normal-course M&A advisory engagements. Jillian has defended companies against major activist funds including Elliott, Third Point, Value Act, JANA, Starboard, Carl Icahn, Corvex and others. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Jillian was a corporate attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where she specialized in M&A, securities law matters, shareholder activism, takeover defense and corporate governance. Jillian earned a JD from Columbia Law School and a BBA from the George Washington University. She speaks frequently at conferences and panels on topics related to finance, M&A, hostile activity and board and shareholder matters.