Biography

Amanda Zoda is an associate in Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group and is based in New York. Amanda participates in advising U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers on securities law issues, disclosure, governance and compliance matters.
Amanda received her J.D., magna cum laude, from St John’s University School of Law, where she was Associate Managing Editor for the St. John’s Law Review and was a St. Thomas More Scholar. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Albany.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Latest Thinking, Latest Thinking
Latest Thinking
- Heads Up for the 2025 Proxy Season: Re-Considering Board Diversity Disclosures; Update on the “Big 3” Investor Policies Alert — By Kaitlin Descovich, Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas, Amanda Zoda and Eleni Samara — PDF — March 27, 2025
- SEC’s EDGAR Next Compliance Date Is Coming: Dashboard Launches March 24th; Amended Form ID Alert — By Kaitlin Descovich, Ashley Butler, Steven Bentsianov, Amanda Zoda and Justin Deuell — PDF — March 24, 2025
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Fifth Circuit Invalidates Board Diversity Rule for Nasdaq-Listed Companies
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Kaitlin Descovich,
Lyuba Goltser,
Rebecca Grapsas,
Amanda Zoda and
Howard B. Dicker
— December 21, 2024
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, on December 11, 2024, vacated the prior approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nasdaq’s board diversity-related requirements of Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(f) and 5606. This means that Nasdaq-listed companies are no longer required to have (or explain why they do not have) at […]
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... - Need to Know for 2025: Top 10 Tips for the Form 10-K Alert — By Lyuba Goltser, Howard B. Dicker, Steven Bentsianov, Adé Heyliger, Kaitlin Descovich, Rebecca Grapsas, P.J. Himelfarb and Amanda Zoda — PDF — December 13, 2024
- Looking Ahead to the 2025 Proxy Season: Glass Lewis Annual Policy Survey Results Signal Changes for 2025 Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich and Amanda Zoda — November 18, 2024