(August 21, 2009, Weil Gotshal News)
NEW YORK (August 21, 2009) – The 2010 edition of
The Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms ranked Weil, Gotshal & Manges sixth, marking the seventh straight top ten ranking for the firm. The ranking is based on a survey of nearly 19,000 law associates across the country who were asked to rank the top 100 law firms according to prestige.
In practice rankings, The 2010 Vault Guide also once again recognized Weil Gotshal’s
Business Finance & Restructuring Department as the #1 Bankruptcy practice in the US. The firm’s Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Intellectual Property, IP Litigation, Antitrust and Tax departments also placed in the top ten.
In regional prestige rankings, Weil Gotshal’s
Miami office ranked in first place and our Dallas and Houston offices placed third overall in their respective regions. The Silicon Valley office placed sixth in Vault’s Northern California region and the
New York office ranked seventh.
The firm also ranked highly in the guide’s quality-of-life measurements, placing in the top ten for “Overall Diversity,” “Minority Diversity,” “Formal Training,” and “Environmental Policies,” and among the top 20 in the “Pro Bono” and “Diversity GLBT” categories.