(June 7, 2012, Weil News)
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP was recognized as a top law firm in 47 categories in the 2012 edition of
Chambers USA: Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which was released today. In addition to its top firm rankings, Weil’s lawyers received 131 recommendations in the 2012 directory (up from 114 recommendations in 2011), with a total of 27 band 1 rankings and 40 band 2 rankings. Overall, nine Weil lawyers received rankings in Chambers for the first time.
Weil was ranked in the top two bands in 25 categories, including:
California
- Band 2 Intellectual Property
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
- Band 1 Private Equity: Buyouts
- Band 2 Corporate/M&A
- Band 2 Private Equity: Fund Formation
Nationwide
- Band 1 Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Band 1 Intellectual Property
- Band 2 Corporate/M&A: The Elite
- Band 2 Investment Funds: Private Equity: Fund Formation
- Band 2 Private Equity: Buyouts
- Band 2 Securities: Litigation
- Band 2 Tax: Corporate & Finance
New York
- Band 1 Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Band 1 Media & Entertainment: Entertainment Litigation
- Band 2 Corporate/M&A: The Elite
- Band 2 Labor & Employment
- Band 2 Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
- Band 2 Litigation: Securities
- Band 2 Media & Entertainment: Corporate
- Band 2 Tax
- Band 2 Technology & Outsourcing
Texas
- Band 1 Banking & Finance
- Band 1 Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Band 2 Corporate/M&A
- Band 2 Intellectual Property