Public Company Advisory Group

Weil’s dedicated Public Company Advisory Group takes an integrated approach to advising public companies, as well as a wide range of private entities and not-for-profit organizations, in the high-stakes arena of disclosure, corporate governance and compliance.

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:

Complex Disclosure, Governance and Compliance Matters

Key Contacts

Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group is led by Howard Dicker. Other key contacts include Catherine T. Dixon, Lyuba Goltser, Adé Heyliger, and P.J. Himelfarb. To view a complete list of lawyers who contribute to our practice, please click here.

Key Contacts

Howard B. Dicker

Partner

New York

+1 (212) 310-8858
howard.dicker@weil.com

Lyuba Goltser

Partner

New York

+1 (212) 310-8048
lyuba.goltser@weil.com

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Ranked Band 1 for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S.

Chambers USA 2021

Ranked Tier 1 for Corporate Governance

Legal 500 US 2021

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 2021
Weil Ranked Tier 1 in Corporate Governance Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2021
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)

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Speaking Engagements

Corporate Governance Trends in 2022 Speaker(s): Adé Heyliger
May 12, 2022 — Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger spoke on a panel titled “Corporate Governance Trends in 2022” as part of the Black In-House Counsel’s Elevating Black Excellence Summit Series.
ESG Promises: Growing Litigation Risks, Best Practices in ESG Oversight and Disclosure Speaker(s): Lyuba Goltser, P.J. Himelfarb and Stacy Nettleton
March 24, 2022 — Part of Weil’s 2022 Governance & Disclosure Webinar Series
PLI’s Corporate Governance - A Master Class 2022 Speaker(s): Adé Heyliger
March 4, 2022 — 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 2022.
Conference on Racial Equity in Corporate Governance Speaker(s): Lyuba Goltser
March 4, 2022 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser spoke on a panel titled “Opening the Door to Private Company Boardrooms” as part of the Conference on Racial Equity in Corporate Governance, which was co-sponsored by the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership of Columbia Law School.