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 is “extremely knowledgeable.” 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.
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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TheCorporateCounsel.net’s “18th Annual Executive Compensation Conference”
Speaker(s):
Howard B. Dicker
October 15, 2021 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Head Howard Dicker spoke on a panel titled "The Top Compensation Consultants Speak" as part of TheCorporateCounsel.net’s 18th Annual Executive Compensation Conference.
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TheCorporateCounsel.net’s “Proxy Disclosure Conference”
Speaker(s):
Howard B. Dicker
October 13, 2021 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Head Howard Dicker spoke on a panel titled "Governance Disclosures: Showcasing Board Practices & Policies" as part of TheCorporateCounsel.net’s Proxy Disclosure Conference.
Latest Thinking
- SEC Targets “Greenwashing” by Investment Funds: More Proposals on the SEC ESG Agenda Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Adé Heyliger, Robert Stern, David E. Wohl and John H. Bradshaw — PDF — June 21, 2022
- 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
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised MSP Recovery, LLC in its $32.6B Business Combination with Lionheart Acquisition Corp. II Deal Brief — May 18, 2022
- Weil Advised TPG Pace Solutions Corp. in its $4.5B Business Combination with Vacasa LLC Deal Brief — December 06, 2021