Public Company Advisory Group
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Weil’s Public Company Advisory 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:

Key Contacts
Key Contacts


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Ranked Band 1 for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S.
Chambers USA 2022
Ranked Tier 1 for Corporate Governance
Legal 500 US 2023
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 Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2022
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 in Corporate Governance Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2023
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2021
- Practice Head Howard Dicker Ranked for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA 2021
- 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 Among the “Best Corporate Law Firms” by Directors and General Counsel Award Brief — Corporate Board Member “America's Best Corporate Law Firms” Survey, 2018
- 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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Hitting the Reset Button on ESG: Setting Strategy with the Broader Picture in Mind
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser and
Rebecca Grapsas
August 1, 2023 — Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser and Public Company Advisory Group partner Rebecca Grapsas spoke on a program titled “Hitting the Reset Button on ESG: Setting Strategy with the Broader Picture in Mind” as part of The Conference Board’s ESG Center Working Group.
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PLI’s Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2023
Speaker(s):
Adé Heyliger
April 11, 2023 — New York, NY — Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger moderated a panel titled “Continued Focus on the Nominating and Governance Committee” as part of PLI’s Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2023.
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The SEC’s Renewed Scrutiny of Earnings Management Using Data Analytics
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser and
Robert Stern
February 14, 2023 — Head of Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group Lyuba Goltser and Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern moderated a panel webinar entitled “The SEC’s Renewed Scrutiny of Earnings Management Using Data Analytics,” which featured former SEC Commissioner and current Stanford Law professor Joe Grundfest and Michigan business school professor Nadya Malenko. The group discussed the SEC’s use of analytics to identify earnings management, derived in part from the professors’ academic paper, Quadrophobia, and steps companies can take to mitigate risk of SEC enforcement investigations.
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Northwestern Law’s 50th Annual Securities Regulation Institute
Speaker(s):
P.J. Himelfarb and
Adé Heyliger
January 31, 2023 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group partner P.J. Himelfarb will moderate a panel titled “Recurring Disclosure Challenges” and Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger will speak on a panel titled “Corporate Governance and Proxy Developments” as part of Northwestern Law’s 50th Annual Securities Regulation Institute.
Latest Thinking
- SEC Disclosures of Artificial Intelligence Technologies Alert — Governance & Securities — By P.J. Himelfarb and Julie Rong — November 27, 2023
- SEC Adopts Amendments to Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Alicia Alterbaum and Steven Bentsianov — PDF — October 13, 2023
- A New Benchmark for Corporate Transparency on Climate – California Governor Newsom Signs Bills Establishing Corporate Climate Disclosure Standards, While Questioning the Feasibility of the Current Implementation Deadlines and Highlighting Concerns over Costs to Affected Businesses Alert — By Annemargaret Connolly, Lyuba Goltser, P.J. Himelfarb, Matthew D. Morton and Rebecca Grapsas — PDF — October 12, 2023
- Preparing for New Form 10-Q and Form 10-K Disclosure Requirements: Upcoming Compliance Dates Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, P.J. Himelfarb and Julie Rong — PDF — September 26, 2023
- Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Roundup Alert — PDF — September 2023
- How Del. Cos. Weighed Officer Exculpation This Proxy Season Publication — Laws360 — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich and Alicia Alterbaum — PDF — September 11, 2023
- Requirements for Public Company Boards: Including IPO Transition Rules Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch — By Rebecca Grapsas — August 07, 2023
Firm News & Announcements
- Chantale Fiebig and Lyuba Goltser Honored by Corporate Counsel’s 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards Firm Announcement — November 27, 2023
- Rebecca Grapsas Named Weil Partner – Enhancing Firm’s Sustainability & ESG Platform Press Release — November 06, 2023
- Weil Advises Cedar Fair in $8B Merger with Six Flags Deal Brief — November 02, 2023
- Adé Heyliger Named to 2023 NACD Directorship 100 Firm Announcement — September 21, 2023
- Weil Advises Blue Bird and American Securities on $52.5M Block Trade Deal Brief — September 18, 2023
- Two Weil Partners Named Among Notable Women in Law by Crain’s New York Business in 2023 Firm Announcement — June 21, 2023
- Weil Advises TPG in its $2.7B Acquisition of Angelo Gordon Deal Brief — May 15, 2023