Biography
Howard Dicker is Co-Head of the Firm’s Public Company Advisory Group and is based in New York. Howard advises numerous companies regarding securities law issues, disclosure and compliance matters as well as on executive compensation and corporate governance. He has a diverse corporate practice, including mergers and acquisitions, proxy fights, financings, securities offerings, private equity investments and restructurings.
Howard is also active in various bar associations and organizations and speaks and writes on a variety of topics in corporate and securities law. He is a former Chair of the Subcommittee on Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Section 16 of the Committee on Federal Regulation of Securities, Section of Business Law, American Bar Association. He is also a former Chair of the Securities Regulation Committee of the Business Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Howard is a member of the Advisory Committee to the NY Chapter of the Society for Corporate Governance. He is a frequent contributor to Weil’s Governance & Securities Watch.
Prior to joining Weil, Howard was an auditor and tax consultant at Price Waterhouse in New York. There, he focused on broker-dealers in securities and commodities. He is licensed as a certified public accountant.
Howard is recognized as a leading lawyer for Securities: Regulation: Advisory by Chambers USA, where clients note he “has the facts at his fingertips and is very impressive.” He is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate Governance by Legal 500 US, where he is described as “exceptional” with “extraordinary depth of knowledge and the ability to get to the heart of an issue.” Howard is also recommended for Securities & Corporate Finance by Super Lawyers and is included in Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” list.
Education
Howard received his J.D., with honors, from The George Washington University School of Law, his M.S. in accounting from the State University of New York at Albany, and his B.S. in finance and accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Howard Dicker Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Securities: Regulation: Advisory in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers USA
- Howard Dicker Named a “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate Governance Award Brief — Legal 500 US
- Howard Dicker Named Among New York’s Super Lawyers Award Brief — New York Super Lawyers
Speaking Engagements
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21st Annual Executive Compensation Conference
Speaker(s):
Howard B. Dicker
October 15, 2024 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Howard Dicker spoke on a panel titled "The Top Compensation Consultants Speak" as part of the 21st Annual Executive Compensation Conference.
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Proxy Disclosure Conference
Speaker(s):
Howard B. Dicker
October 14, 2024 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Howard Dicker spoke on panels titled "Cyber Incidents: Handling Real-Time Reporting" and “Rule 14a-8 & Shareholder Proposals: The Latest Developments” as part of the Proxy Disclosure Conference.
Latest Thinking
- Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act Alert — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Chris Mulligan, Chris Scully, Timothy C. Welch, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — December 04, 2024
- Heads up for the 2025 Proxy Season: A Checklist for Responding to Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposals Alert — By Lyuba Goltser, Howard B. Dicker and Julie Rong — PDF — November 26, 2024
- New Deadlines for Schedule 13G Filers Take Effect on September 30, 2024 Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Kaitlin Descovich, Adé Heyliger and Steven Bentsianov — PDF — September 27, 2024
- SEC Division Director Provides Guidance on Form 8-K Cyber Incident Disclosure Blog Post — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Adé Heyliger, Kaitlin Descovich and Amanda Zoda — May 23, 2024
- After the Supreme Court’s Macquarie Decision, are Public Companies Off the Hook for their MD&A Trends Disclosures? Alert — Capital Markets — By Corey Chivers, Leigh Dannhauser, Alex Lynch, Howard B. Dicker and Evert J. Christensen — PDF — April 16, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Twenty-Eight Weil Partners Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America List Firm Announcement — October 21, 2024
- Weil Lawyers Named to 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Firm Announcement — June 03, 2024