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.
  • An A-List Firm
    The American Lawyer 2024
     
  • Five Practice Groups of the Year: Bankruptcy, Fund Formation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Technology
    Law360 2024
     
  • Top Legal Advisor in Fund Formation League Table
    Infrastructure Investor 2025
     
  • Recognized for Six Successful Restructurings in 2024
    Turnaround & Workouts 2025
     
  • Most Innovative Lawyers in Restructuring
    Financial Times Europe Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024
     
  • Sovereign Debt Restructuring of the Year
    Global Restructuring Review Awards 2024
     
  • Asia-Pacific Restructuring Deal of the Year
    IFR Awards 2024
     
  • Private Equity Deal of the Year
    The Asia Legal Awards 2024
     
  • Three Deal of the Year Awards: Private Equity, Restructuring, Impact
    IFLR Europe Awards 2025
     
  • Appellate Firm of the Year
    Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards 2025
     
  • Top 20 U.S. Trial Firm
    Benchmark Litigation 2025
     
  • Named to Global Elite List for Antitrust
    Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 2025
     
  • Merger Control Matter of the Year (Europe) and Litigation of the Year (Non-Cartel Prosecution)
    GCR Awards 2025
     
  • Two Impact Deals of the Year
    LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards 2024
     
  • Top Investigations Firm
    Global Investigations Review’s GIR100 2024
     
  • Most Innovative Lawyers in the Technology Sector
    Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024
     
  • Two Partners Named Dealmakers of the Year
    The American Lawyer 2025
     
  • Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Award
    • UJA-Federation of New York’s Lawyers Division Awards 2024
     
  • Four Partners Named MVPs
    • Law360 2024
     
  • M&A Powerlist: United States
    • The Legal 500 2024
     
  • Partner Named Among America’s Top Lawyers
    • Forbes 2024  
     
  • Two Partners Named Among Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers in Europe
    • Financial News 2024
     
  • Partner Named Among Most Influential in European Finance
    • Financial News 2024
     
  • Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer
    • Turnarounds & Workouts 2024  
     
  • Two Partners Named Notable Leaders in Law
    • Crain’s New York Business 2024
     
  • Notable Litigator & Trial Attorney
    • Crain’s New York Business 2025
     
  • Two Partners Named Among Top 100 Trial Lawyers
    • Benchmark Litigation 2024  
     
  • Two Partners Named Leading Commercial Litigators
    • Daily Journal 2025
     
  • Two Partners Named Among Hollywood’s Top Entertainment Attorneys
    • Variety Legal Impact Report 2025
     
  • Disputes Lawyer of the Year
    • Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2025
     
  • Practitioner of the Year (Copyright)
    • Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2024
     

  • An A-List Firm
    The American Lawyer 2024
     
  • Listed Among Best Law Firms to Work For
    U.S. News & World Report 2024-2025
     
  • 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
     
  • Six Partners Honored During Pro Bono Appreciation Week
    International Refugee Assistance Project 2025
     
  • Pro Bono Partner of the Year
    Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland 2023-2024
     
  • Antidiscrimination Firm of the Year
    Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards EMEA 2024
     
  • Pro Bono Counsel Honored for Public Service Achievements
    Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York 2024
     
  • New York Law Firm Volunteer of the Year
    Pro Bono Partnership 2024
     
  • Social Mobility: Private Practice Champions of the Year
    The Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024
     
  • Trailblazer Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
    Read Alliance Youth Summit 2023
     
  • Pro Bono Change Maker
    Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2023
     
  • 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
     
  • 44 practice area and 52 lawyer recommendations
    Chambers Global 2025
     
  • 61 practice area and 114 lawyer recommendations
    Chambers USA 2024
     
  • 10 practice area and 14 individual rankings
    Chambers Europe 2025
     
  • 1 practice area and 3 individual rankings
    Chambers Germany 2025
     
  • 8 practice area and 17 lawyer recommendations
    Chambers France 2025
     
  • 13 practice area and 25 lawyer recommendations
    Chambers United Kingdom 2024
     
  • Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
    Chambers Asia-Pacific and Greater China 2024
     
  • 11 Lawyers Named in World Tax Guide
    • International Tax Review 2025
     
  • 14 practice area and 74 lawyer recommendations
    IFLR1000 United States 2024
     
  • 28 partners recommended in 500 Leading Dealmakers in America guide
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 5 partners recommended in 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 5 partners recommended in 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 4 practice area and 13 lawyer recommendations
    Legal Media Group LMG Life Sciences 2024
     
  • 48 practice area and 203 lawyer recommendations
    Legal 500 United States 2024
     
  • 16 practice area recommendations
    The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025
     
  • 15 practice area and 34 lawyer recommendations
    The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
     
  • All of Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
    The Legal 500 Greater China 2024
     
  • 48 practice area and 203 lawyer recommendations
    Legal 500 United States 2024
     
  • 4 practice area and 5 lawyer recommendations
    Benchmark Litigation 2023
     
  • Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
    IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2024
     
  • 16 partners recommended in 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 10 partners recommended in Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2023
     
  • 24 partners recommended 500 X – The Next Generation list
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 6 partners recognized in 500 Leading Energy Lawyers
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 11 partners recognized in 500 Leading Global Antitrust Lawyers
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 33 partners recommended 500 Leading Litigators in America guide
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • Advised on more than 100 $1 billion+ deals in the last 12 months
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  • Advised on more than 3,100 deals in the last five years totaling $3.5 trillion+
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  • Advises more than 300 private equity clients worldwide, including each of the 10 largest global private equity funds and 80% of the top 25 largest global private equity funds as ranked by PEI 300 2024
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  • More than 26 partners have tried and won a case in the past two years
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  • Won more than 40 victories at all phases of the litigation process and in every practice area since 2018
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  • Chief debtors’ counsel in 6 of the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
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  • Performed more than 1 million hours of pro bono service since 2005