Howard Dicker > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Position

Co-Head of Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group

Career

Howard Dicker is Co-Head of Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group. He advises numerous companies regarding securities law issues, disclosure and compliance matters as well as on executive compensation and corporate governance. He also has a diverse corporate practice, including mergers and acquisitions, proxy fights, financings, securities offerings, private equity investments, and restructurings. Howard is active in various bar associations and organizations and speaks and writes on a variety of topics in corporate and securities law. He is a member of the Advisory Committee to the NY Chapter of the Society for Corporate Governance.

Education

The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (B.S.); SUNY Albany (M.S.); George Washington University Law School (J.D.)

Lawyer Rankings

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

(Leading lawyers)

Howard DickerWeil, 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.