Biography
Lyuba advises on a breadth of company governance and compliance issues, including fiduciary duties, director independence, board and committee structure, risk oversight, ESG and sustainability matters, securities law compliance, executive compensation and other employment matters, board leadership structures, shareholder proposals, shareholder engagement and the impact of evolving stakeholder concerns, and corporate governance “best practices.” She also frequently advises on highly sensitive matters that are often confidential in nature, including on internal investigations, leadership transitions, related party transactions and conflicts of interest, corporate culture, climate transition, cybersecurity, discrimination and harassment, and whistleblower protection.
Lyuba advises on ESG disclosures and related benchmarking on topics such as emissions and climate strategy, cybersecurity, diversity, equity and inclusion, human rights and product and workplace safety matters. She works with boards and senior management teams on strategic matters relating to ESG and voluntary framework developments, and evolving shareholder and rating agency viewpoints.
Lyuba also has deep expertise in counseling clients on a full range of corporate governance and compliance in M&A, capital markets and corporate restructuring transactions. She regularly advises on SEC regulations and governance issues faced by newly-listed public companies and companies preparing to go public.
Lyuba is an elected Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. Lyuba is included in the 2025 “500 Leading Dealmakers in America” list by Lawdragon. She was named among the 2023 “Notable Women in Law” by Crain’s New York Business, and “Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year” at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas 2022 Women in Business Law Awards. Lyuba is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” for M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Corporate Governance by Legal 500 US, where clients note she is “a brilliant and thoughtful lawyer with tremendous dedication to her clients and their projects. She has a wealth of knowledge in the area of public company governance.” She was also named “Best in Corporate Governance” at Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas 2020 Women in Business Law Awards and is recognized as an expert in Corporate Governance by Expert Guides’ “Women in Business Law.” She was ranked fifth in the 2021 “Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America” by MergerLinks. Lyuba was also named among Law360’s 2015 “Rising Star” for Capital Markets.
Lyuba frequently writes and speaks on legal developments affecting public companies and is a regular contributor to Weil’s Governance & Securities Watch (blog). In 2023, Lyuba was selected among the winners of Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards for “Law Firm Thought Leadership.” She is a member of the Society for Corporate Governance, where she speaks on issues affecting public companies and boards of directors. Lyuba recently spoke at the Conference Board’s panel “ESG Commitments in Practice: Guardrails for Managing Risks Around Development, Implementation, Disclosure & Withdrawal.” She co-authored “Fiduciary Duties in Uncertain Times” for Columbia Law School’s Millstein Center for which she received the 2018 Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing.
Lyuba is also an expert in Not-For-Profit governance. She is involved with the Firm’s representation of numerous pro bono clients. Lyuba was recognized by Legal Services NYC as one of the “Top 25 Pro Bono Advocates of 2015.” She is one of the leaders of the Firm’s representation of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Global Citizen. Lyuba also serves on the Advisory Board of BCRF. She is co-head of the Firm’s New York Women@Weil affinity group and a member of the Firm’s Hiring Committee and Diversity Committee.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Firm News & Announcements, Latest Thinking, Recent Announcement
Awards and Recognition
- Lyuba Goltser Honored with 2023 “Women, Influence & Power in Law” Award Award Brief — Corporate Counsel
- Lyuba Goltser Named Among 2023 “Notable Women in Law” Award Brief — Crain’s New York Business
- Lyuba Goltser Named 2022 “Corporate Governance Lawyer of the Year” Award Brief — Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards
- Lyuba Goltser Named a “Leading Lawyer” for Corporate Governance Award Brief — Legal 500 US
- Lyuba Goltser Named 2020 “Best in Corporate Governance” Award Brief — Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards
Speaking Engagements
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Northeast Regional Conference for the Society for Corporate Governance
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser
October 8, 2024 — Jersey City, NJ — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser spoke on a panel titled “Guardians of Governance: Superhero Strategies for the Proxy Season,” as part of the Northeast Regional Conference for the Society for Corporate Governance.
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Millstein Center at Columbia Law School Conference on ESG: Comparative Perspectives, New Controversies and New Voices
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser and
Rebecca Grapsas
June 24, 2024 — New York, NY — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser spoke on a panel titled “ESG Landscape and Recent Developments in the U.S.,” and Weil Public Company Advisory Group Partner Rebecca Grapsas spoke on a panel titled “ESG Legislation and Regulation: E.U. vs. U.S.” at the ESG conference hosted by the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School.
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Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Webinar Series – ESG-Related Enforcement and Greenwashing Litigation: US and UK Perspectives
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser,
Adé Heyliger,
Hayley Lund,
Robert Stern and
Drew Tulumello
June 10, 2024 — Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser and partner Adé Heyliger, Disputes and Investigations partner Hayley Lund, Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern and Complex Commercial Litigation Co-Head Drew Tulumello spoke on the panel “ESG-Related Enforcement and Greenwashing Litigation: US and UK Perspectives” as part of the Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Webinar Series.
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NACD Chief Legal Officer Advisory Council Meeting
Speaker(s):
Adé Heyliger and
Lyuba Goltser
March 15, 2024 — Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger spoke on a panel titled “A Framework for Navigating 2024” as part of the NACD Chief Legal Officer Advisory Council Meeting, where Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser also attended.
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Hitting the Reset Button on ESG: Setting Strategy with the Broader Picture in Mind
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser and
Adam B. Banks
January 30, 2024 — Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser and Appeals and Strategic Counseling Partner Adam Banks spoke on a program titled “Hitting the Reset Button on ESG: Setting Strategy with the Broader Picture in Mind - Democracy and Diversity” as part of The Conference Board’s ESG Center Working Group.
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The Society for Corporate Governance: 2023 Eastern Regional Fall Conference
Speaker(s):
Lyuba Goltser,
Robert Stern,
Annemargaret Connolly and
P.J. Himelfarb
October 5, 2023 — Several Weil Partners spoke at The Society for Corporate Governance’s 2023 Eastern Regional Fall Conference, including the following:
- Weil Public Company Advisory Group Co-Head Lyuba Goltser and Litigation Partner Robert Stern spoke on a panel titled “ESG Commitments in Practice: Guardrails for Managing Risks Around Development, Implementation, Disclosure & Withdrawal.”
- Weil’s Head of the Environmental Practice Annemargaret Connolly and Public Company Advisory Group partner P.J. Himelfarb spoke on a panel titled “Developments in U.S. & EU ESG Disclosure Rulemaking & What U.S. Companies Need to Know.”
Latest Thinking
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Looking Ahead to the 2025 Proxy Season: ISS Annual Policy Survey Results Focus on Poison Pills, Pay-for-Performance, and Climate and Human Capital Disclosures
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Lyuba Goltser,
Kaitlin Descovich and
Amanda Zoda
— October 21, 2024
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has released results of its Annual Global Benchmark Policy Survey, which is expected to inform policy changes for the upcoming 2025 proxy season. For U.S. companies, this year’s Global Benchmark Policy Survey, available here, largely focuses on poison pills, executive compensation and environmental and social topics, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and […]
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Nasdaq Governance Requirements Update: Rule Changes Clarify Phase-In Schedules and Cure Periods for Key Board Requirements
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Kaitlin Descovich,
Lyuba Goltser,
Adé Heyliger and
Amanda Zoda
— October 09, 2024
The Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) recently issued an order approving Nasdaq’s proposed rule changes amending Rules 5605, 5615 and 5810 to clarify and modify phase-in schedules and cure periods for certain independent director and board committee corporate governance requirements. We have updated our Requirements for Public Company Boards Including IPO Transition Rules guide here […]
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... - SEC’s Settlement with Keurig Portends Expanded ESG Liability Alert — By Robert Stern, Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas and Ben Marcu — PDF — September 13, 2024
- Sustainability & ESG Quarterly Roundup Alert — By Rebecca Grapsas, John P. Barry, Lyuba Goltser, Olivia J. Greer, Rebecca Sivitz, Annemargaret Connolly, Matthew D. Morton, Robert Stern, Drew Tulumello, James Bromley, Hayley Lund, Marc Schubert, Amy Waddington and Romain Ferla — PDF — September 2024
- ISS and Glass Lewis Policy Surveys Kick-Off 2025 Proxy Season: Focus on Shareholder Rights, Climate Change, Executive Compensation, and Board Oversight Blog Post — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich and Amanda Zoda — August 07, 2024
Firm News & Announcements
- Twenty-Eight Weil Partners Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Dealmakers in America List Firm Announcement — October 21, 2024
- Seventeen Weil Attorneys Shortlisted for Euromoney's 2024 Women in Business Law Americas Awards Firm Announcement — April 08, 2024