Jessica S. Lochmann
Partner
Jessie Lochmann practices corporate and business law, with an emphasis in securities law and compliance, corporate governance, executive compensation, and capital markets transactions. Jessie frequently represents issuers in securities transactions, including initial and secondary public offerings of equity securities and public and private placements of debt securities. She is the co-leader of the firm鈥檚 Capital Markets and Public Company Advisory Practice.
Jessie regularly advises public company clients and their boards of directors on the full range of governance and securities law matters, including governance structure, SEC reporting and disclosure, corporate governance 鈥渂est practices,鈥 board evaluation processes, fiduciary duty issues, stock exchange listing standards and requirements, relationships with shareholders and proxy advisory firms, ESG hot topics, and shareholder activism and related preparedness. She actively represents over a dozen public companies on their regular 1934 Act compliance, capital markets, and governance matters.
Jessie’s clients also include large private and nonprofit organizations in a governance and board advisory capacity.
Jessie is active in the firm鈥檚 governance, serving on the firm鈥檚 national partnership selection committee. She is active in the firm鈥檚 Manufacturing and Health Care & Life Sciences sectors and is the former co-chair of the firm鈥檚 Manufacturing Industry Team, as well as the former hiring partner for the Milwaukee office. She previously served as the vice-chair of the firm鈥檚 Transactions Practice Group. Jessie has served as the co-chair of the firm鈥檚 National Directors Institute Program since 2014. She is a frequent speaker on corporate governance and SEC-related topics.
Awards and Recognition
- Stand-out Lawyer,聽Thomson Reuters (2025-2026)
- Selected by her peers for inclusion in聽The Best Lawyers in America漏 in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2018 – 2023)
- Received the聽Wisconsin Law Journal鈥檚聽鈥2014 Woman of the Year鈥 award for her efforts to promote women in law firms and on corporate boards
- 搁别肠别颈惫别诲听The Milwaukee Business Journal’s聽鈥40 Under 40鈥 award in 2012, which is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to their professions and communities
- Selected for inclusion in聽Wisconsin Super Lawyers 鈥 Rising Stars庐聽for her mergers & acquisitions work (2006-2010)
- Recognized in 2015 by Diversity MBA magazine as a 鈥淭op 100 Executive Emerging Leader鈥
Community Involvement
- Serves as the secretary of the board of directors of the YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
- Former president of the board of directors of the Betty Brinn Children鈥檚 Museum in Milwaukee
- Serves on the steering committee of Milwaukee Women Inc., a local organization whose mission is to enhance diversity in the boardroom and C-suite
Jessie Lochmann Recognized as Woman of Influence by Milwaukee Business Journal
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