David M. Silk
Education
- State University of New York at Albany, B.S. 1985, magna cum laude
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1988, cum laude, Order of the Coif (Member of the Editorial Board, University of Pennsylvania Law Review)
David M. Silk
David M. Silk joined Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in 1988 and became partner in the Corporate Department in 1995. His practice focuses on hostile and negotiated merger and acquisition transactions, private equity transactions, corporate governance, proxy contests, restructurings, joint ventures and securities laws. He represents public and private companies and private equity funds in a wide variety of industries.
Mr. Silk is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, where he was a member of the editorial board of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review and the Order of the Coif. He has lectured frequently on governance and transactional topics and has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania Law School teaching a course on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Silk is a member of the Corporate Laws Committee of the of the American Bar Association, a past chairman of the Corporation Law Committee of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Select Publications
- SEC Staff Limits Exclusion of “Social Policy” Shareholder Proposals,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, November 8, 2021 and Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, November 9, 2021.
- Carbon Zero and the Board,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance , October 29, 2021.
- Vermont’s Fossil Fuel Suit Underscores Climate-Change Pressures Faced by U.S. Companies,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, September 17, 2021.
- Mandatory Climate Change Disclosure Rules – A Preview From the SEC Chair?,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, August 3, 2021.
- Global Climate and Sustainability Reporting Continues to Grow with Proposed New International and Domestic Regulatory Initiatives,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 22, 2021.
- Using ESG Tools to Help Combat Racial Inequity: One Year Retrospective,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 21, 2021.
- SEC Division of Enforcement Forms New Climate and ESG Task Force to Target ESG-Related Misconduct and Potential Violations,
in Compliance & Enforcement, a blog of NYU Law’s Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement, March 5, 2021.
- SEC Division of Corporation Finance Directed to Focus on Climate-Related Disclosures and Update Prior Climate Guidance,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, March 2, 2021.
- ESG Disclosures: SEC Appoints Climate and ESG Policy Advisor; U.K. and EU Regulators Ramp Up Reporting Requirements,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 7, 2021.
- ESG and Sustainability: Key Considerations for 2021,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, January 30, 2021.
- Proposed Rules Relating to the Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, October 6, 2020.
- DOL Proposes Rules Clarifying When ERISA Fiduciaries Need to Vote Proxies,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, September 9, 2020.
- The Other "S" in ESG: Building a Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chain,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, August 14, 2020.
- Going Dark: SEC Proposes Amendments to Form 13F; Would Significantly Reduce Already Limited Transparency of Activist Ownership,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 19, 2020.
- GAO Report Highlights Dearth of Comparable, Decision-Useful ESG Disclosures; Senator Warner Seeks Task Force on ESG Metrics,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, July 17, 2020.