1.031st Annual Stanford Directors' College 2026https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026jcarianhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026/author/jcarian/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QHXlxy3oDn"><a href="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026/speakers/sharon-nelles/">Sharon Nelles</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026/speakers/sharon-nelles/embed/#?secret=QHXlxy3oDn" width="600" height="338" title="“Sharon Nelles” — 31st Annual Stanford Directors' College 2026" data-secret="QHXlxy3oDn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/directorscollege2026/wp-content/uploads/sites/222/2026/04/SLN.Headshot-Pic3-e1776954444445.jpg449449Sharon Nelles is the Managing Partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group and a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. One of the country’s leading litigators and corporate advisers, she works with multinational companies and financial institutions to navigate matters that implicate not only civil litigation, but also regulatory and criminal issues. Sharon has decades […]