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 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)
Speaking Engagements
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Latest Thinking
- SEC Proposes Broad Changes for SPACs and De-SPACs Alert — Governance & Securities — By Frank R. Adams, James R. Griffin, Adé Heyliger, Alexander D. Lynch and Steven Bentsianov — PDF — April 08, 2022
- Heads Up for the 2022 Proxy Season: Key Disclosure and Engagement Topics Alert — Governance & Securities — PDF — January 28, 2022
- Requirements for Public Company Boards Publication — Public Company Advisory Group — PDF — January 2022
- Key Financial Reporting Tips For Form 10-K Drafters Alert — Governance & Securities — By Catherine T. Dixon, P.J. Himelfarb and Alicia Alterbaum — January 18, 2022
- Heads Up for the 2022 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Release Voting Policy Updates for 2022 Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich and Michael Foland — PDF — December 22, 2021
- SEC Adopts Universal Proxy Cards – Giving Activists Access to a Company’s Proxy Card With Relatively Low Barriers to Entry Alert — Governance & Securities — By Adé Heyliger — PDF — November 22, 2021
- SEC Issues New Staff Guidance (SLB 14L) That Makes it Harder to Exclude Climate Change and Human Capital Management-Related Shareholder Proposals Alert — Governance & Securities — By Adé Heyliger, Shira Barron and Emily Tso — PDF — November 16, 2021
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised TPG Growth in its Acquisition of a Majority Stake in Morrow Sodali Deal Brief — April 26, 2022
- Weil Advised EO Charging in its Proposed $675M Business Combination with First Reserve Sustainable Growth Corp. Deal Brief — March 17, 2022
- Weil Advised Allego Holding B.V. in its $3.14B Business Combination with Spartan Acquisition Corp. III Deal Brief — March 16, 2022
- Weil Advised Magellan Health in its $2.2B Merger with Centene Corporation Deal Brief — January 06, 2022
- Weil Advises Getty Images in its $4.8B Business Combination with CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II Deal Brief — December 10, 2021
- Weil Advised TPG Pace Solutions Corp. in its $4.5B Business Combination with Vacasa LLC Deal Brief — December 06, 2021
- Weil Advises Vonage Holdings Corp. in its Pending $6.2B Sale to Ericsson Deal Brief — November 22, 2021