Governance, Securities & Reporting Group
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group provides comprehensive advice on disclosure, corporate governance and compliance to public company boards of directors, independent board committees and senior management. We also advise directors and officers of private equity sponsors, their portfolio companies and significant not-for-profit organizations in these critical areas.
Based in New York and Washington, D.C., our team includes well-respected authorities on securities regulation, corporate governance and compliance, including senior alumni of the SEC. We take an integrated approach – recognizing that whether the immediate concern is in the realm of disclosure, governance or compliance, the solution frequently involves each of the other considerations as well.
We assist clients in meeting their day-to-day challenges – public reporting, fulfillment of board and committee responsibilities, shareholder engagement and effective compliance programs. We also respond rapidly and effectively to special challenges – the discovery of financial statement errors, shareholder activism, unplanned-for CEO succession, government investigations and financial distress. As particular matters require, we work closely with colleagues in other practice areas, including M&A, investigations/securities litigation, restructuring, executive compensation and capital markets.
We advise at all stages of a client’s life cycle, including establishing the governance framework for IPO companies, private equity portfolio companies and joint ventures. We provide our clients “early warning” of new developments and emerging trends to help them prepare for change in a considered way tailored to their business and circumstances.
Below is an illustration of the range of matters on which we regularly advise:
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Ranked Band 1 for Corporate Governance
Chambers USA 2025
Ranked Band 1 for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S.
Chambers USA 2025
Ranked Tier 1 for Corporate Governance
Legal 500 US 2025
Very strong securities and public governance practice.”
Chambers USA 2021
Best-in-class practitioners” and “depth of knowledge and experience, thought leadership and responsiveness.”
Legal 500 US 2021
Named a “Leading” Firm for Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards
Legal 500 US 2021
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Ranked Band 1 for Corporate Governance Award Brief — Chambers USA 2025
- Weil Ranked Band 1 for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2025
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 in Corporate Governance Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2025
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2021
- Practice Co-Head Howard Dicker Ranked for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2024
- Weil ranked Tier 1 for "Securities Regulation" category in U.S. Award Brief — U.S. News - Best Lawyers-Best Law Firms Rankings 2021 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Weil Named “Law Firm of the Year” for Securities Regulation Award Brief — U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2018, 2013 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Corporate Governance Practice in New York and Washington, D.C. Award Brief — U.S. News-Best Lawyers 2020 (Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners)
Speaking Engagements
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Legal Speak ALM Podcast: Live from Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL)
Speaker(s):
Kaitlin Descovich
October 17, 2025 — Weil Governance, Securities & Reporting partner Kaitlin Descovich was a featured speaker on the Legal Speak podcast, as part of Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) 2025 conference.
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Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) 2025
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser
October 7, 2025 — Weil Governance, Securities & Reporting Co-Head Lyuba Goltser spoke on the panel titled “Ready, Set, Respond: Legal Teams at the Forefront of Crisis and Stability” as part of Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference.
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Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) 2025
Speaker(s):
Kaitlin Descovich
October 7, 2025 — Weil Governance, Securities & Reporting partner Kaitlin Descovich spoke on the panel titled “Supporting the Board: Understanding Your Role and Exploring the Dynamics of Board Governance” as part of Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) conference.
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Non-Profit Roundtable
Speaker(s):
Kaitlin Descovich
July 11, 2025 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group partner Kaitlin Descovich spoke at a roundtable during the 2025 Society For Corporate Governance National Conference’s “Elevating Governance” Conference discussing current non-profit challenges and sharing practical advice on how to address priorities.
Latest Thinking
- SEC Scrutiny Awaits Chinese, Foreign Companies Operating in US Publication — Bloomberg Law — By Andrew B Dean, Kaitlin Descovich, Sanjay Wadhwa, Steven Bentsianov and Helena Rickards — PDF — November 04, 2025
- The SEC’s New Policy Statement Regarding Effectiveness of Registration Statements With Issuer-Investor Mandatory Arbitration Provisions Alert — By Caroline Zalka, Sanjay Wadhwa, Howard B. Dicker and Greg Burton — PDF — September 22, 2025
- Glass Lewis Updates Pay-for-Performance Methodology Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich and Amanda Zoda — PDF — August 22, 2025
- SEC Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Kaitlin Descovich, Julie Rong, Amanda Zoda and Allie Williams — PDF — June 27, 2025
- The Perils of Sharing Confidential Information Publication — Directors & Boards — By Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas and Evert J. Christensen — June 18, 2025
- SEC Withdraws Rule 14a-8 and Other Proposed Rulemaking: Reflects Broader Shift in Rulemaking Priorities Blog Post — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Adé Heyliger and Kaitlin Descovich — June 18, 2025
- SEC Issues Concept Release Seeking Comment on the Definition of Foreign Private Issuer Alert — Governance & Securities — By Steven Bentsianov, Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Alex Lynch and Allie Williams — PDF — June 16, 2025
Firm News & Announcements
- Fossil Group Restructuring Gains U.S. & U.K. Approval; Weil Debuts Stapled Exchange Deal Brief — November 13, 2025
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in Acquisition of Industry Ventures Deal Brief — October 13, 2025
- Weil Advises Halozyme Therapeutics in up to $900M Acquisition of Elektrofi Deal Brief — October 02, 2025
- Nine Weil Partners Named to Forbes 2025 America’s Top Lawyers Firm Announcement — September 22, 2025
- Weil Represents TPI Composites in Connection with Chapter 11 Cases Firm Announcement — August 27, 2025
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs, as Co-Investor, in a $2.7 Billion Take-Private Transaction of Soho House & Co. Deal Brief — August 19, 2025
- Weil Advises Fossil Group in ABL Refinancing and Transaction Support Agreement for Debt Exchange Firm Announcement — August 15, 2025



