Governance & Securities Watch - Feed https://governance.weil.com/category/weil-in-the-news/ What's New: Updates from Weil’s Governance, Securities & Reporting Group Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:34:47 +0000 hourly 1 SEC Staff Issues New Guidance for Rule 14a-8 No-Action Review: Reinstates Need for “Nexus” between Social Policy Issues and the Company’s Business https://governance.weil.com/featured/sec-staff-issues-new-guidance-for-rule-14a-8-no-action-review-reinstates-need-for-nexus-between-social-policy-issues-and-the-companys-business/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:03:57 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=2361 Last week, with the 2025 proxy season well underway, the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance issued Staff Legal Bulletin No. 14M, revising guidance on the exclusion of shareholder proposals submitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, specifically under Rule 14a-8(i)(5) (economic relevance) and Rule 14a-8(i)(7) (ordinary business). Most […]

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]]> Michael Aiello Named to 2022 NACD Directorship 100 https://governance.weil.com/weil-in-the-news/michael-aiello-named-to-2022-nacd-directorship-100/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:23:26 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1709 Corporate Chairman Michael J. Aiello has been named among the NACD Directorship 100 honorees for 2022. Compiled by NACD Directorship magazine, the annual list recognizes the most influential people in the boardroom. He was similarly honored in the 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2014 editions of the NACD Directorship 100. The NACD Directorship 100 recognizes the directors and […]

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]]> Adé Heyliger Named a 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyer by Savoy Magazine https://governance.weil.com/weil-in-the-news/ade-heyliger-named-a-2022-most-influential-black-lawyer-by-savoy-magazine/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 20:58:29 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1650 Adé Heyliger, a partner in Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group, has been named among Savoy magazine’s “2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers” which features the top “must have” lawyers in the United States. Adé was recognized for his diverse legal practice which includes advising public companies and corporate boards on various governance matters, as well as counseling on […]

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]]> Lyuba Goltser Named 2021 Fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel https://governance.weil.com/weil-in-the-news/lyuba-goltser-named-2021-fellow-of-the-american-college-of-governance-counsel/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:41:00 +0000 https://governance.weil.com/?p=1596 Public Company Advisory Group partner Lyuba Goltser has been elected a Fellow by the American College of Governance Counsel in recognition of her leadership, expertise and achievements in the field of corporate governance.  Lyuba is among the 14 newly elected Fellows of the 2021 class, a group of attorneys who excel in counseling boards and directors, officers and others charged with […]

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