News About Weil Gotshal & Manges

Weil closes Beijing base, ‘in discussions’ to shutter in Shanghai

Move sees Weil become latest international law firm to retreat from mainland Chinese market

28 Mar 2024

Simpson Thacher secures finance and credit duo in London from Weil

Infrastructure-focused partners Paul Hibbert and Emma Serginson join as latest in series of London laterals for top 25 US firm

21 Mar 2024

Weil adds SEC veteran to private funds practice in Washington DC

Christopher Mulligan joins after more than a decade at the agency amid a string of lateral partner hires in the US capital

11 Mar 2024

Weil steers Microsoft through final stage of $69bn Activision Blizzard merger clearance

Global antitrust counsel advised on 17 review processes worldwide to secure largest-ever gaming industry deal

16 Oct 2023

Shearman finance partner joins Freshfields in London

Structured products and derivatives specialist one of three finance partner laterals unveiled by UK firm in London and New York

7 Jun 2023

Weil secures Houston energy partner from Simpson Thacher

Chris Bennett replenishes Texas energy ranks following departure of partner duo in Dallas

30 May 2023

CAFC overturns two district court decisions in cases involving Philip Morris and Dell

Breather for vape pen seller in dispute with tobacco titan as case remanded back to the district court; second case relates to patent for digital storage

14 Apr 2023

Sidley Austin makes double partner hire from Weil to bolster London private equity practice

James MacArthur and Ed Freeman bring vast deal experience, notably in the energy and infrastructure sectors

31 Mar 2023

Weil builds up Paris banking team with leveraged finance partner duo from Allen & Overy

Géraldine Lezmi and Jean-Christophe David join shortly after US firm added high yield partners in London from Freshfields and White & Case

13 Feb 2023

Weil secures high yield partner duo in London from Freshfields and White & Case

Hire of Andy Hagan and Gilles Teerlinck follows US firm adding M&A specialist Sarah Flaherty earlier this week from Linklaters

19 Jan 2023

Weil adds Linklaters partner to boost London M&A offering

Departure of Sarah Flaherty underlines Wall Street firm's UK M&A ambitions and continues run of London partner losses for UK Magic Circle firm

18 Jan 2023

Weil makes up 12 partners — less than half last year’s record tally

Women in majority; appointments concentrated in New York, Washington and London

23 Nov 2022

Cleary, Jones Day and Weil lead on Veolia's €2.4bn sale of Suez's UK waste business to Macquarie

Sale comes after CMA investigated initial merger between waste management giants Suez and Veolia

31 Aug 2022

Latham and Sayenko Kharenko take lead roles on Ukraine's $20bn debt restructuring

Pair advised JPMorgan on international agreement to save $6bn over two years

17 Aug 2022

Weil, White & Case advise on Ukrainian debt restructuring deal

Plan will suspend Ukraine’s debt payments for two years as Russia’s war drags on

15 Aug 2022

Ropes & Gray, White & Case and Hengeler Mueller lead on NielsenIQ and GfK combination

BakerHosteler, Squire Patton Boggs and Simpson Thacher also work on merger set to create a leading global provider of consumer analytics

7 Jul 2022

Pay for London NQs at Weil hits £150k as salary war goes on

Elsewhere HFW announces 16% salary boost to £85k and extra performance bonus for associates of up to £10k

21 Apr 2022

Sullivan, Kirkland and Weil top global M&A advisory league table in busiest July since 2007

Tech firms also prosper as deal value hits almost $500bn fuelled by fourth-highest month for SPAC transactions

3 Aug 2021

A&O hires private equity partner from Weil in Munich as laterals market continues to buzz

UK firm restocks bench after loss to Dechert as it targets EU's 'most important market for investors'

1 Jul 2021

Weil secures Clifford Chance London partner as it signals European antitrust expansion

Jenine Hulsmann is second magic circle partner recruit this year following Slaughters hire in February

14 May 2021