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 2022
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 2022
- 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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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.
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2022 KPMG Global Energy Transformation Conference
Speaker(s):
P.J. Himelfarb
November 2, 2022 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Partner P.J. Himelfarb spoke on a panel titled "Gaining the ESG Advantage Through Reporting" as part of the 2022 KPMG Global Energy Transformation Conference.
Latest Thinking
- The Big Three & ESG: A Guide to BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard Proxy Voting Policies & Guidance on Key ESG Issues Alert — By Lyuba Goltser and Eleni Samara — PDF — May 2023
- New McDonald’s Opinion Provides Directors a Playbook for Responding to “Red Flags” of Alleged Workplace Misconduct Alert — Securities Litigation — By Caroline Zalka, Amanda K. Pooler and Joshua M. Glasser — PDF — March 03, 2023
- NYSE and Nasdaq Propose Compensation Clawback Listing Standards Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Lyuba Goltser, P.J. Himelfarb and Shira Barron — PDF — March 01, 2023
- Disclosure Developments and 2022 Form 10-K Disclosure Locator Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Catherine T. Dixon, P.J. Himelfarb, Shira Barron and Julie Rong — PDF — January 2023
- Heads Up for the 2023 Proxy Season: Key Disclosure and Engagement Topics Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich, Catherine T. Dixon, P.J. Himelfarb and Adé Heyliger — PDF — January 19, 2023
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Your (State Law) Privacy New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— December 19, 2022
In 2023, California’s updated privacy law will take effect, along with Virginia’s new privacy law. Three additional state laws will be in effect by the end of 2023. ...
- Heads Up for the 2023 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Issue New and Revised Policies Focusing on Board Accountability, Diversity and ESG Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich, Bianca Lazar and Julie Rong — PDF — December 07, 2022
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises TPG in its $2.7B Acquisition of Angelo Gordon Deal Brief — May 15, 2023
- Weil Elects 12 New Partners and Announces New Counsel Class Firm Announcement — November 22, 2022
- Weil Advises EQT Private Equity in its $1.7B Acquisition of Billtrust Deal Brief — September 28, 2022
- Weil Advised Getty Images in its $4.8B Business Combination with CC Neuberger Principal Holdings II Deal Brief — July 22, 2022
- Weil Advised Vonage Holdings Corp. in its $6.2B Sale to Ericsson Deal Brief — July 21, 2022
- Michael Aiello Named to 2022 NACD Directorship 100 Firm Announcement — June 23, 2022
- Weil Advised MSP Recovery, LLC in its $32.6B Business Combination with Lionheart Acquisition Corp. II Deal Brief — May 18, 2022