Biography
Eleni Samara is an associate in Weil’s Public Company Advisory Group and is based in New York. Eleni participates in advising U.S. public companies and foreign private issuers on securities law issues, disclosure, governance and compliance matters.
Eleni has been part of the teams advising:
- The Home Depot in its $18.25 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution Inc.
- The Kroger Company in a $5 billion senior unsecured revolving facility and in a $4.75 billion senior unsecured term loan facility;
- Regis Corporation in its $130 million senior secured term loan and revolving facility
- TPG in connection with the merger of its portfolio company Keter Environmental Services with Waste Harmonics
Eleni received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and her B.A. from Brown University.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
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The Big Three & ESG: A Guide to BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard Proxy Voting Policies & Guidance on Key ESG Issues
Blog Post — Weil Governance & Securities Watch
— By
Lyuba Goltser,
Rebecca Grapsas and
Eleni Samara
— May 15, 2024
The “Big Three” institutional investors, BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard, recently released 2024 proxy voting policies and related guidance applicable to US companies. Companies are well-advised to review these policies and guidance in planning for engagement with the Big Three throughout the year and as the proxy season wraps up, and in considering […]
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... - The Big Three & ESG: A Guide to BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard Proxy Voting Policies & Guidance on Key ESG Issues Alert — By Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas and Eleni Samara — PDF — May 2024
- Heads Up for the 2024 Proxy Season: Key Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Engagement Topics Alert — Governance & Securities — By Lyuba Goltser, Kaitlin Descovich, Howard B. Dicker, Rebecca Grapsas, Adé Heyliger, P.J. Himelfarb, Steven Bentsianov, Rachel Alpert, Daniel Ruzi, Julie Rong, Eleni Samara and Amanda Zoda — PDF — January 30, 2024
- The Big Three & ESG: A Guide to BlackRock, State Street & Vanguard Proxy Voting Policies & Guidance on Key ESG Issues Alert — By Lyuba Goltser and Eleni Samara — PDF — May 2023
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises The Home Depot in its Pending $18.25B Acquisition of SRS Deal Brief — April 01, 2024