News About Weil Gotshal & Manges

Raft of law firms score roles on Pizza Hut’s $2.7bn sale

Weil, Mayer Brown, Paul Weiss, Greenberg Traurig, Sidley Austin and Fangda Partners advise on two separate Yum Brands disposals

17 Jun 2026

Weil, Goodwin guide Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition

Weil guides Fox in deal that will create third-largest player in US television by viewer share

16 Jun 2026

Akin re-hires restructuring partner trio from Weil in London

Team is led by Neil Devaney, who returns as head of London financial restructuring

29 Apr 2026

Weil hits Latham, White & Case for senior antitrust duo as German buildout continues

Arrival of Ingo Brinker and Niklas Brueggemann follows several transactions-focused hires in Germany over the past six months

21 Apr 2026

Weil names successor to longtime leader Wolf

Ramona Nee to succeed Barry Wolf as executive partner at the start of 2027 as Jonathon Soler becomes sole managing partner

18 Mar 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell adds Weil finance partner as London buildout continues

Jenny Choi is third Weil finance partner to join S&C this year as it continues rapid City growth focused on private capital

2 Mar 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell extends London expansion with double finance partner hire from Weil

Christopher McLaughlin and Alastair McVeigh add expertise in leveraged finance and private credit

21 Jan 2026

Weil, A&O Shearman lead Rio Tinto’s $260bn merger talks with Glencore

Weil guides Glencore as A&O Shearman acts for Rio Tinto in what could be largest-ever M&A deal

12 Jan 2026

Kirkland & Ellis hits Weil in London for competition duo

Hires follow longtime Kirkland antitrust partner Sally Evans exiting for Paul Hastings in London last month

4 Dec 2025

Weil makes up 17 in latest partner promotions round

Round dominated by New York firm’s 600-lawyer corporate practice as 57 also made up to counsel

26 Nov 2025

Paul Hastings rebuilds London tax bench with partner hires

Firm hires Jenny Doak from Weil and former Cadwalader lawyer Catherine Richardson just weeks after two senior tax partners defected to White & Case

10 Nov 2025

Weil adds six PE lawyers in Germany from Latham & Watkins

Partners Sebastian Pauls and Susanne Decker join with four team members as Weil moves to build pan-European PE powerhouse

7 Oct 2025

Sullivan & Cromwell adds Kirkland’s Asimacopoulos and ex-Weil office head Francies in London

Restructuring specialist Kon Asimacopoulos will co-head London office; corporate heavyweight Francies is lured out of retirement

1 Sep 2025

Weil taps Latham for two more IP litigators

Chris Henry and Gaby LaHatte arrive hot on the heels of Weil’s hire of Latham partner trio for new IP, technology and science litigation practice

11 Aug 2025

Weil hires IP partner trio from Latham & Watkins to strengthen tech litigation bench

Doug Lumish and Jeff Homrig return to Weil to co-head its IP, technology and science litigation practice

1 Aug 2025

European retailers feeling biggest strains since global financial crisis – study

Weil’s European Distress Index shows distress rising across multiple industries and economies

25 Jun 2025

Weil, Slaughter and May guide Advent’s £4.4bn Spectris takeover

Weil advises Advent as Slaughters acts for Spectris in one of the biggest recent takeovers of a London-listed business

23 Jun 2025

Sidley unveils triple partner raid on Weil in London private funds push

Weil’s global private funds co-head, Ed Gander, to be joined by Stephen Fox and Peter Boulle in coming weeks

12 May 2025

A&O Shearman, Weil, NRF advise on Ageas’ purchase of Bain-backed insurer esure

Deal valued at just under £1.3bn will create top three UK personal line insurance platform

14 Apr 2025

Weil adds private equity secondaries partner from Ropes & Gray in London

Simon Saitowitz, noted for developing liquidity techniques for asset managers, is third partner to join office this year

11 Apr 2025