Biography

Previously, Shira was an associate in Weil’s Real Estate practice, where she participated in the representation of Firm clients across a broad spectrum of commercial real estate transactions, including the sale, acquisition, merger, development and leasing of various types of properties.
Shira has been part of the teams advising:
- American Securities in its acquisition of Acuren and Emerald Kalama Chemical, LLC in its $1.1 billion sale to LANXESS AG
- Bollé Brands, Inc. (a portfolio company of A&M Capital Advisors Europe) in its take-private of SPY Inc.
- Blackstone in the acquisition of Concert Golf Partners and its investment in Hotwire Communications
- Brookfield Asset Management Inc. in its $11.4 billion acquisition of Forest City Realty Trust Inc. (n/k/a Brookfield Properties)
- Brookfield Property Partners L.P. in its sale of IDI Logistics Realty
- CTI Foods, Inc. and its affiliated debtors in their prepackaged chapter 11 cases involving liabilities in excess of $655 million
- Fortress Investment Group, as lender, in a $192 million loan to Macklowe Properties, Inc. to finance Macklowe's acquisition of properties located at 5 E. 51st St., 17 E. 47th St. and 12 E. 52nd St.
- J.Crew Group, Inc. and its debtor-affiliates in their pre-arranged chapter 11 cases
- MGM Resorts International in its $17.2 billion sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC to VICI Properties Inc.
- MGM Resorts International (MGM Resorts) in its $4.25 billion sale of the Bellagio to a joint venture MGM Resorts formed with Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust and its leaseback of the Bellagio and the related $3 billion CMBS financing to support the acquisition by the joint venture
- MGM Resorts International (MGM Resorts) in the formation of a joint venture between MGM Growth Properties LLC and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust to acquire the Las Vegas real estate assets of the MGM Grand and Mandalay Bay for $4.6 billion and to lease back these assets to subsidiaries of MGM Resorts and the related $3 billion CMBS financing to support the acquisition by the joint venture
- MGM Resorts International in its $2.1 billion acquisition of the 50% stake it did not already own in CityCenter and its $3.9 billion sale and leaseback of the Aria Resort and Vdara Hotel real estate at CityCenter
- Mudrick Capital Acquisition Corporation, a SPAC sponsored by Mudrick Capital, in its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Hycroft Mining Corporation, with an initial enterprise value of approximately $537 million
- Parts Town LLC (a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners) in its acquisition of Heritage Food Service Group
- QuickChek Corporation in its $645 million sale to Murphy USA
- Sears Holdings Corporation in the $5.2 billion sale of its core assets to ESL Investments Inc. in connection with its chapter 11 proceedings
- Sovos Brands (a portfolio company of Advent International) in its $322 million initial public offering
- Topgolf International, Inc. (a portfolio company of Providence Equity Partners, Dundon Capital Partners and WestRiver Group) in its $2.5 billion merger of equals with Callaway Golf Company
- TPG Inc. in its pending approximately $2.7 billion acquisition of Angelo, Gordon & Co., L.P.
- TPG Inc. in its $1.1 billion initial public offering
- Wejo Limited in its $1.1 billion business combination with Virtuoso Acquisition Corp., a SPAC sponsored by Virtuoso Sponsor LLC
Shira joined Weil as a summer associate in 2017.
Shira received her J.D., cum laude, from Emory University School of Law, where she was Executive Marketing Editor of the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal, part of Emory Law Volunteer Clinic for Veterans, Vice President of Emory Sports & Entertainment Legal Society and Vice President of the Jewish Law Students Association, and her B.A., cum laude, from University of Michigan, where she was an Angell Scholar.
Firm News & Announcements, Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises TPG in its $2.7B Acquisition of Angelo Gordon Deal Brief — May 15, 2023
- Weil Advised MGM Resorts International in its $17.2B Sale of MGM Growth Properties LLC Deal Brief — April 29, 2022
Latest Thinking
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SEC Adopts Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules as Security Incidents Become More Frequent
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
P.J. Himelfarb,
Lyuba Goltser,
Steven Bentsianov and
Shira Barron
— July 28, 2023
In response to a significant rise in cybersecurity incidents at public companies and the SEC’s view that there is inconsistent disclosure relating to such incidents, this week, the SEC adopted cybersecurity disclosure rules, with a few notable changes from the proposing release. The final rules will require a U.S. public company to disclose (1) on […]
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Upcoming Form 10-Q or Form 10-K – New Disclosures for Rule 10b5-1 and Non-Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements of Directors and Section 16 Officers
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Steven Bentsianov and
Shira Barron
— July 12, 2023
Beginning with the first periodic filing with the SEC that covers the first full fiscal quarter beginning on or after April 1, 2023 (for many domestic calendar year companies, that is the Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023), companies are required to disclose, whether, in the last fiscal quarter, a director […]
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... - Upcoming Form 10-Q or Form 10-K – New Disclosures for Rule 10b5-1 and NonRule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements of Directors and Section 16 Officers Updating of Disclosure Controls and Procedures Required Alert — Governance & Securities — By Howard B. Dicker, Steven Bentsianov and Shira Barron — PDF — July 11, 2023
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SEC Rulemaking Agenda Timeline: Climate Change, Cyber and Other Rules on the Horizon
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
P.J. Himelfarb and
Shira Barron
— June 15, 2023
This week the SEC’s spring regulatory agenda was published, which provided some much anticipated insight into the SEC’s plans regarding adoption of some significant rulemakings, including those on climate change and cybersecurity. ...
- 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