Ellen Knarr

Ellen Knarr counsels public companies on corporate and securities law matters at Day Pitney LLP. Ellen primarily practices in the areas of public reporting responsibilities, SRO-compliance, corporate governance best practices and certain executive compensation matters and advises senior management, boards of directors and board committees with respect to these and other legal compliance matters. Ellen’s practice involves representation of numerous NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed clients covering a wide array of industries, including retail, hospitality, banking, technology and document and data services companies.

In addition to the corporate and securities work she handles for public company clients, Ellen is a dedicated leader and participant in a variety of firm initiatives and also participates in pro bono matters. As a leader at Day Pitney, she serves as the office managing partner of New York office. Ellen also serves on the leadership committee of Day Pitney’s firm-wide women’s initiative, Women Working Together (WWT®), and she is an active member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. From 2007 to 2015, Ellen served as Secretary to the New Jersey Corporation and Business Law Study Commission, a legislative commission dedicated to improving and modernizing the New Jersey Business Corporation Act.

Ellen graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 2005 and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2002. Ellen has been honored as a “Woman Worth Watching” by the Profiles in Diversity Journal in 2017 and was Chosen as one of the “New Leaders of the Bar” by New Jersey Law Journal. Additionally, she received the Outstanding Nonprofit Project Award from the Pro Bono Partnership in 2013.

Read Ellen’s full bio here.