Biography
Seth represents and counsels corporate boards, board committees and management on a wide range of corporate governance matters and issues, including the creation and implementation of compliance programs, director responsibilities and duties, the business judgment rule, derivative litigation, securities law disclosure and compliance with legislative, regulatory and listing rule requirements. In addition, he has particular expertise in counseling clients with respect to, and where necessary and appropriate litigating, disputes arising from corporate transactions and “busted deals,” including parties’ rights and obligations under material adverse change clauses.
Seth received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1986 where he served as a member of the editorial board of The American Criminal Law Review. He received his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from the University of Buffalo. Seth serves on the Board of Editors of The Securities Reform Act Litigation Reporter.
Firm News & Announcements, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Awards and Recognition
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Wins Dismissal of Derivative Action for Pilgrims Pride Litigation Win — December 16, 2022
- Weil Scores Another Securities Class Action Dismissal for Pilgrim’s Pride Litigation Win — March 2022
Latest Thinking
- SEC Adopts No Fault Executive Compensation Clawback Rules for Listed Companies: Covers “little r” Restatements Alert — Governance & Securities — By P.J. Himelfarb, Lyuba Goltser, Howard B. Dicker and Shira Barron — PDF — November 01, 2022
- SEC Partially Rescinds Its Rules Relating to the Provision of Proxy Voting Advice Alert — Governance & Securities — By Catherine T. Dixon and Howard B. Dicker — PDF — August 15, 2022
- SEC Proposes Changes to Shareholder Proposal Rule 14a-8 Alert — Governance & Securities — By Adé Heyliger — PDF — July 22, 2022
- 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