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.
- Top Five Innovative Law Firm
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2018
- Three Firm of the Year Honors
Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2019
- Loan of the Year and Restructuring of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards 2019
- Top Firm for Restructuring and Insolvency
Global Restructuring Review 2019
- Recognized for Successful Restructurings in Eight Matters
Turnarounds & Workouts 2019
- M&A Deal of the Year
The Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2019
- Banking Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2018
- Bankruptcy Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2018
- Life Sciences Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2018
- Trials Practice Group of the Year
Law360 2018
- Bankruptcy Team of the Year
Chambers USA Awards 2018
- Class Action Litigation Department of the Year
New York Law Journal 2018
- Litigation Department of the Year – Finalist, Product Liability; Honorable Mention, General Litigation
The American Lawyer 2018
- IP Firm of the Year
Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards 2018
- Ranked Among the Top 40 Firms Globally for Corporate Investigations
Global Investigation Review’s GIR 100 2015-2018
- Antitrust Firm of the Year in Life Sciences
Legal Media Group 2018
- Two Awards for Turnaround Deal of the Year
M&A Advisor 2018
- Two Awards for Tax Deal of the Year
International Tax Review’s Americas Tax Awards 2018
- Law Firm of the Year for Securities Regulation
U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” Survey 2018*
- Ranked Among the Best Corporate Law Firms by Directors and General Counsel
Corporate Board Member “America's Best Corporate Law Firms” Survey 2018
* Best Lawyers (in America) is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
- Executive Partner Named Distinguished Leader
New York Law Journal 2019
- Executive Partner Named Outstanding Ally
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019
- Executive Partner Named Legal Innovator
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2018, Top Ten Legal Innovators
- Two Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients
New York Law Journal 2018-2019
- Two Dealmakers of the Year
The American Lawyer 2019
- Three Partners Named Best Practitioner
Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019
- Two Partners Named Notable Women in Law
Crain’s New York Business 2019
- Partner Named Winning Litigator
The National Law Journal 2019
- Partner Named Winner of Women, Influence & Power in Law Award
Corporate Counsel 2019
- Partner Inducted into Hall of Fame and
Two Partners Named Attorneys of the
Year
Benchmark Litigation 2019
- Four Partners Named Litigators of the Week
The AmLaw Litigation Daily 2018-2019
- Four Partners Named Among Top Women Leaders Globally
IFLR1000 2018-2019
- Three Partners Recognized as Among
Top 250 Women in Litigation and Two Partners
Named Among Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Benchmark Litigation 2019
- Eighteen Partners Named Trailblazers
The National Law Journal 2015-2019
- Two Partners Recognized as Rising Stars
Law360 2019
- Three Partners Named Rising Stars
Euromoney Americas Awards 2019
- Four Partners Named Emerging Leaders
M&A Advisor 2019
- Three Partners Named to 40 & Under Hot List
Benchmark Litigation 2019
- Two Partners Named Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyers
Turnarounds & Workouts 2019
- Eleven Partners Named IP Stars
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars 2019
- Three Partners Recognized as Most Powerful Employment Attorneys
Human Resources Executive 2019
- Three Partners Named MVPs
Law360 2018
- Three Partners Named Outstanding Restructuring Lawyers
Turnarounds & Workouts 2016-2018
- Two Partners Named Litigators of the Week
Global Competition Review 2018
- Two Partners Named Top IP Attorneys in California
Daily Journal 2018
- Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+ Lawyers
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019
- Top Law Firm for Equality: 100% Rating in the Corporate Equality Index
Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2019
- Best International Firm for Talent Management
Euromoney Americas Awards 2019
- Best International Firm for Diversity
Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2019 - Top 10 for Diversity
Chambers Associate 2018 - 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
- 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
- Pro Bono Publico Award
The Legal Aid Society 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
- 43 practice area and 67 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Global 2019
- 33 practice area and 50 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Europe 2019
- 10 practice area and 16 lawyer recommendations
Chambers UK 2018
- 8 practice area and 65 lawyer recommendations
IFLR1000 United States 2020
- 40 practice area and 104 lawyer recommendations
Chambers USA 2019
- 49 practice area and 60 lawyer recommendations
Legal 500 United States 2019
- Advised on more than 100 $1 billion+ deals in the last 12 months, from July 2018
- Advised on more than 1,500 deals in the last five years totaling $2.1 trillion+, 2013-2018
- Advises more than 200 private equity clients worldwide, including 8 out of the 10 largest global private equity funds and 72% of the top 50
PEI 300 2019 - Ranked in top 3 for U.S. Equity IPOs (advising issuers) for FY 2016 and 2017
Bloomberg Global Capital Markets League Tables - More than two dozen litigation partners have tried and won a case in the last two years – avoiding billions in liability for our clients
- Won more than 45 victories at all phases of the litigation process, including several trials, and in every discipline/practice area since 2017
- Involved in more than 10 of the largest bankruptcies filed in the United States in 2018
- Chief debtors’ counsel in six of the seven largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
- Advised 77% of the technology companies in the Fortune 100, 2018