Mr Adé Heyliger > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
2001 M STREET, NW, SUITE 600
WASHINGTON, DC 20036
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Position

Partner

Career

Adé Heyliger is a partner in Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group and a member of the firm’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Group, based in Washington, D.C. He regularly advises public and private companies on a full range of corporate governance, SEC reporting, compliance and general corporate and securities matters. In his practice, Adé routinely advises boards of directors and board committees on various governance matters, including internal investigations, leadership structures, self-assessments, independence determinations, executive compensation and succession planning, and ESG and sustainability matters. Prior to Weil, Adé served in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance.

Education

Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude), The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A. in Finance), University of Maryland (B.S. in Finance, cum laude).

Lawyer Rankings

United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance

(Leading lawyers)

Adé HeyligerWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP houses a ‘top corporate governance practice’ that is equipped to handle a range of matters including ESG, day-to-day disclosure issues, executive compensation and board-level matters. Boards, committees, executive officers and investors turn to the team for its ability to assist on cross-border M&A and restructuring transactions with substantial securities law elements, seamlessly integrating the firm’s M&A, private equity, capital markets and restructuring teams to assist on matters. The practice is jointly steered by Lyuba Goltser  and Howard Dicker. Goltser advises clients on the full range of high-stakes corporate governance, securities law and regulatory compliance issues, while Dicker specializes SEC accounting issues. Washington DC-based Adé Heyliger, described as a ‘top practitioner’, is a key port of call for public companies, corporate boards and foreign private issuers seeking advice on SEC disclosure and regulatory matters. Attorneys mentioned are based New York unless otherwise stated.