Recent Accolades
Weil advises global clients on a broad range of high-profile matters. The Firm is consistently recognized by publications and data providers that cover the legal and financial industries for its success across practice areas and departments.
- Most Innovative Law Firm – Enabling Business Resilience
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2022
- Most Innovative Law Firm – Using Data
Financial Times Europe Innovative Lawyers 2022
- Ranked Among Top Firms for Antitrust and Competition
Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 2023
- Top 20 U.S. Trial Firm
Benchmark Litigation 2023
- Top 10 Firm Globally
Global Restructuring Review 2022
- Private Equity Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2022
- Litigation Department of the Year – Honorable Mention, General Litigation
The American Lawyer 2022
- Ranked as Top Tax Advisory Firm
International Tax Review 2023
- Top Enforcement and Litigation Firm World Trademark Review 2022
- Litigation Department of the Year – Finalist, General Litigation New York Law Journal 2021
- Appellate Hot List The National Law Journal 2021
- Ranked Among the Top Firms Globally for Corporate Investigations Global Investigation Review’s GIR 100 2015-2021
- Private Funds Group Named Legal Adviser of the Year, Fundraising EMEA IJInvestor Awards 2021
- Recognized for Successful Restructurings in Ten Matters Turnarounds & Workouts 2021
- Private Equity Deal of the Year Mergermarket China M&A Awards 2021
- Finance and M&A Deals of the Year
China Law & Practice Awards 2022 - Three Deals of the Year
China Business Law Journal 2021 - Private Equity Deal of the Year
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022 - M&A Deal of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2021
- Finance Deal of the Year: Acquisitions Asia Legal Awards 2021
- Executive Partner Named to Law Power 100 City & State 2021
- Senior Partner Received Lifetime Achievement Award Corporate Secretary’s Corporate Governance Awards 2022
- Partner Recognized as Impact Dealmaker The Deal 2022
- Litigator of the Year The American Lawyer 2022
- Securities Litigator of the Year Benchmark Litigation 2022
- Partner Named Intrapreneur with Impact Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2022
- Partner Honored with Innovation Award New York Law Journal 2022
- Partner Named MVP Law360 2022
- Five Partners Named Among IAM Global Leaders IAM Global Leaders Guide 2023
- Two Partners Named Among the 500 Leading Lawyers in America Lawdragon 2023
- Three Partners Named Top 100 Trial Lawyers Benchmark Litigation 2022
- Two Partners Named Northeast Trailblazers The National Law Journal 2022
- Thirty-three Partners Named Trailblazers The National Law Journal 2015-2022
- Partner Named Top Restructuring Lawyer Turnarounds & Workouts 2022
- Partner Named Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer Business Insider 2022
- Partner Named as Directorship 100 Honoree NACD Directorship 2017-2021
- Five Partners Named Lawyers of the Year Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2022
- Six Partners Named Among Top Women Leaders Globally IFLR1000 2022
- Twenty-one Partners Named Top Women in Business Law Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides 2022
- Two Partners Named Among Top Women in Litigation Benchmark Litigation 2022
- Partner Recognized as Among Most Powerful and Influential Business Leaders D CEO’s Dallas 500 2023
- Partner Named Among Notable Asian Leaders Crain’s New York Business 2022
- Partner Named Top 100 Lawyer Daily Journal 2022
- Ten Partners Named Best of the Best USA Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides 2022
- Ten Partners Recognized as IP Stars Managing Intellectual Property 2022
- Fourteen Partners Named Life Sciences Stars Legal Media Group 2022
- Ten Partners Recognized as Leading Tax Advisors International Tax Review 2023
- Eighteen Partners Named Leading Litigators in America Lawdragon 2022
- Seven Partners Named Top U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers Lawdragon 2022
- Two Partners Recognized as Rising Stars National Law Journal 2022
- Seven Partners Named Future Stars Benchmark Litigation 2022
- Partner Named Rising Star for Bankruptcy Law360 2022
- Partner Named Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer Turnarounds & Workouts 2022
- Thirteen Partners Recognized as Rising Stars Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides 2022
- Partner Named Rising Star in the U.S. Euromoney Legal Media Group 2022
- Two Partners Named Private Equity Rising Stars Law.com International 2022
- Four Partners Named Emerging Leaders M&A Advisor 2022
- Global DEI Director Recognized as Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Crain’s New York Business 2021 - Awarded Mansfield Certification Plus for Promoting Diverse Talent
Diversity Lab 2022
- International Firm of the Year for Work-Life Balance and Firm of the Year for the Northeast Region
Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2020
- Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality: 100% Rating in the Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2022
- Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+ Lawyers
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019
- Best International Firm for Talent Management
Euromoney Americas Awards 2019
- Top 10 for Innovations in Diversity
Profiles in Diversity Journal 2018 - Leadership and Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity Award
Morgan Stanley Legal Compliance and Division 2016
- Senior Partner Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
9/11 Memorial & Museum 2022 - Pro Bono: Lawyer of the Year
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion: North America Awards 2022
- Ranked Among the Best Law Firms for Pro Bono in the U.K.
Law.com International 2022
- International Pro Bono Excellence Award
Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice 2019
- Pro Bono Publico Award
The Legal Aid Society 2019 - Changemaker Award
Center for Constitutional Rights 2018
- CSR Program of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2018
- Best International Firm for Pro Bono Work
Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2018
- Standout Recognition for Rule of Law and Access to Justice
Financial Times’ North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2017
- Pro Bono Leadership Award
Legal Services NYC 2017
- Innovation Award
Thomson Reuters TrustLaw Awards 2017
- Most Valuable Law Firm
International Refugee Assistance Project 2017
- Cornerstone Award for Distinguished Service
Lawyers Alliance for New York 2016
- Named to Pro Bono Hot List
National Law Journal 2016
- Guardian of Justice Award
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County 2016
- 11 practice area and 40 lawyer recommendations
Benchmark Litigation 2021
- 57 practice area and 130 lawyer recommendations
Chambers USA 2022
- 38 practice area and 60 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Global 2022
- 19 practice area and 28 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Europe 2022
- 4 practice area and 4 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2021
- 11 practice area and 70 lawyer recommendations
IFLR1000 United States 2022
- All of Weil Asia’s practice areas and partners recommended
IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2022
- 5 practice area and 27 lawyer recommendations
IFLR1000 UK 2021
- 51 practice area and 194 lawyer recommendations
Legal 500 United States 2022
- Advised on more than 100 $1 billion+ deals in the last 12 months
- Advised on more than 1,900 deals in the last five years totaling $3 trillion+
- Advises more than 300 private equity clients worldwide, including 8 of the 10 largest global private equity funds and 80% of the top 25 largest global private equity funds as ranked by PEI 300 2021
- More than a dozen partners have tried and won a case in the past two years
- Won more than 40 victories at all phases of the litigation process and in every practice area since 2018
- Chief debtors’ counsel in six of the seven largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
- Advised 83% of the technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area and approximately 50% of the companies overall on the 2019 Fortune 100 list
- Performed more than 1 million hours of pro bono service since 2005