Adé Heyliger is a partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a global law firm, and member of the governance, securities, and reporting practice; the artificial intelligence task force, and the sustainability and environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) advisory group.

Heyliger routinely advises boards of directors, board committees, and C-suite executive officers on various governance matters, including internal investigations, leadership transitions and succession planning, self-assessments, independence determinations, executive compensation, and ESG and sustainability matters. He provides counsel on sensitive matters, including crisis management, internal controls, accounting irregularities and financial restatements, and shareholder activism and engagement. Heyliger advises companies on compliance matters in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets transactions, and bankruptcy and restructuring matters. He also provides day-to-day guidance and lectures extensively on corporate governance, US Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure requirements, and regulatory and rulemaking developments.

Heyliger has been recognized by NACD as part of its Directorship 100™ and elected as a fellow of the American College of Governance Counsel. He is widely recognized for his work, including: as one of America’s Top Lawyers by Forbes; among “500 Global Leaders in Crisis Management” by Lawdragon; as Band 2 for securities—regulation—advisory by Chambers USA; as a “Leading Partner” for corporate governance and shareholder activism by The Legal 500 US; for M&A and governance by Who’s Who Legal; as a “Best Lawyer” for securities regulation in Washington, D.C., by Best Lawyers in America; and among Savoy magazine’s “Most Influential Lawyers.”

Heyliger holds a law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School and an master of business administration in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor of science in finance, cum laude, from the University of Maryland.