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.
- A-List
The American Lawyer 2021
- Most Innovative Law Firm – Practice of Law
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2021
- Bankruptcy Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2020
- Fund Formation Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2020
- Litigation Department of the Year – Honorable Mention, General Litigation
The American Lawyer 2022
- Litigation Department of the Year – Finalist, General Litigation
New York Law Journal 2021
- Appellate Hot List
The National Law Journal 2021
- Class Action Litigation Department of the Year
New York Law Journal 2020 - Top 20 U.S. Trial Firm
Benchmark Litigation 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 - Top Enforcement and Litigation Firm World Trademark Review 2020
- Recognized for Successful Restructurings in Ten Matters
Turnarounds & Workouts 2021
- Top Firm for Restructuring and Insolvency
Global Restructuring Review 2020
- Copyright Firm of the Year
Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2020
- Private Equity Team of the Year
Legal Business Awards 2020
- Private Equity Deal of the Year
Mergermarket China M&A Awards 2021
- M&A Deal of the Year – Finalist for Two Awards
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2020
- Private Equity Deal of the Year
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021
- M&A Deal of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2021
- Finance Deal of the Year: Acquisitions
Asia Legal Awards 2021
- Merger Control Matter of the Year – Americas
Global Competition Review Awards 2021
- Innovation in Rescue and Recovery
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2021
- Deal of the Year: Restructuring and Insolvency
IFLR1000 U.S. Awards 2020
- Two Impact Deals of the Year
ITR European Tax Awards 2020
- Executive Partner Named to Law Power 100 City & State 2021
- Litigator of the Year The American Lawyer 2022
- Two Partners Named MVPs Law360 2021
- Top M&A Lawyer Insider 2021
- Partner Named Most Innovative Legal Practitioner Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2021
- Dealmaker of the Year The American Lawyer 2020
- Lawyer of the Year: Restructuring and Insolvency IFLR1000 U.S. Awards 2020
- Top Restructuring Lawyer Business Insider 2020
- Three Partners Named Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Benchmark Litigation 2021 - Six Partners Named Litigators of the Week
The AmLaw Litigation Daily 2018-2021 - Three Partners Named Crisis Leadership Trailblazers
The National Law Journal 2021 - Thirty Partners Named Trailblazers
The National Law Journal 2015-2021
- Partner Named as Directorship 100 Honoree NACD Directorship 2017-2021
- Six Partners Named Among Top Women Leaders Globally IFLR1000 2021
- Four Partners Named Top Practitioners Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2020
- Five Partners Named Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers
Turnarounds & Workouts 2016-2020
- Two Partners Named Top Rising Stars
The Deal 2021
- Three Partners Recognized as Rising Stars
Law360 2021
- Eight Partners Recognized as Rising Stars
Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides 2021
- Five Partners Named Emerging Leaders
M&A Advisor 2021
- Two Partners Named Rising Stars in the U.S.
Euromoney Legal Media Group 2021
- Rising Star
New York Law Journal 2020 - Rising Star of M&A
The Deal 2020
- Partner Named to 40 Under 40
American Bankruptcy Institute 2020
- Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer
Turnarounds & Workouts 2021
- John H. Pickering Achievement Award Recipient American Bar Association 2020
- A-List
The American Lawyer 2021
- 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 2021
- 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
- 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
- 54 practice area and 124 lawyer recommendations
Chambers USA 2021
- 39 practice area and 53 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Global 2021
- 21 practice area and 25 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Europe 2021
- 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
- 50 practice area and 209 lawyer recommendations
Legal 500 United States 2021
- 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