Meal Deal Maker: LB lunches with top City partners – Weil’s Tom Richards
In Legal Business’s new Meal Deal Maker series, Tom Richards, co-head of Weil’s London finance practice, reveals his favourite meal…
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International roundup: White & Case hits Weil for three-partner New York team while Reed Smith opens in Denver
Leading a busy week for high-profile moves in New York, White & Case raided Weil for a three-partner litigation team…
Weil set for new London leadership as longstanding office head Mike Francies prepares to step down
Longstanding Weil Gotshal & Manges London managing partner Mike Francies is set to step down after more than 20 years…
Dealwatch: Bakers and Weil cement €5.3bn MBCC deal as advisers see renewed energy in M&A
Amid a continued dearth of big-ticket deals, Sika’s €5.3bn acquisition of Master Builder Construction Chemicals (MBCC) Group has been the…
Deals Yearbook 2022: Murray Cox, Weil – partner since 2016
Why did you decide to become an M&A lawyer? Was there anyone in particular who inspired you early on in…
Legal Business Awards 2020 – Private Equity Team of the Year
After much back-and-forth between the judges in a keenly contested category, we are now delighted to reveal the winner of…
Weil’s City revenue suffers exchange woes as PEP breaks $4m amid muted global gains
The London office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges has seen a near 2% dip in revenue to $185m on the…
Deal View: After years of missed opportunities Weil flirts with a broader City advance
Investment in Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ City arm has long come in fits and starts, avoiding broader M&A ambitions to…
Letter from… Warsaw: Weil’s withdrawal from CEE marks a new phase, not the end, of international firms’ regional domination
Neglected by foreign advisers for years, the Central and Eastern European (CEE) legal markets enjoyed a few moments of popularity…
Dealwatch: Weil and Mayer Brown scoop leads on Nestlé’s $4bn US ice cream business sale
Weil Gotshal & Manges and Mayer Brown have advised on the sale of Nestlé’s US ice cream business to Froneri…
Weil completes withdrawal from CEE as Warsaw office breaks away
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is winding down its once-potent Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) operations, with its 80-strong Polish team setting…
Weil makes up four in the City as women dominate global promotions for the first time
In an industry struggling to make good on long-held promises to achieve diversity at the partnership level, Weil, Gotshal &…
Revolving doors: City hires aplenty as Goodwin adds Kirkland PE player and Weil makes restructuring lateral
Leading US firms have continued to ramp up lateral recruitment in London as Goodwin Procter hired a private equity partner from…
Double blow for Magic Circle as US leaders Weil and Skadden secure M&A veterans
Leading US firms continue to dominate the London recruitment market with significant appointments from the Magic Circle, as Weil, Gotshal…
Weil’s City office sees 23% profit hike as top-earning partner takes home £1.7m
The City office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges increased revenue 15% from £126.1m to top £144.8m during 2018, the firm’s recent…
Big deal: Weil makes symbolic London play with hire of Linklaters M&A star Avery-Gee
In a rare marquee hire for Weil, Gotshal & Manges, Linklaters M&A star David Avery-Gee (pictured) is joining the US…
Dealwatch: Slaughters leads on Hong Kong’s £32bn LSE bid as US firms tap into mid-market
Strategic deals have continued into September after a busy summer, with firms rallying to get deals over the line before…
Revolving doors: City move for Weil as HSF adds duo in South Africa
In a quiet week for lateral recruitment, Weil, Gotshal & Manges hired from Ashurst in the City as other firms made…
Globetrotters in Europe: Dentons and White & Case expand operations as Weil scales back in CEE again
Global players scaled up their investment in continental Europe this autumn, with Dentons launching its fourth German base and White…
Another CEE closure for Weil Gotshal as Prague team launches independent firm
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is continuing to scale back its once-potent central and eastern Europe (CEE) operations with its entire Czech…