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Weil Elects 26 New Partners and Announces New Counsel Class

NEW YORK, November 23, 2021: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that it has elected 26 new partners, effective January 1, 2022.

“We are thrilled to welcome this record class of incredibly talented lawyers to our partnership. Reflecting the strength and balance of our global practice, these new partners will be a vital part of our future growth and continued success as a Firm,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “We celebrate this milestone achievement for our new partners, who practice across eight of our global offices and all of our departments: Corporate; Litigation; Restructuring; and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits.”

The new partners are based in the Firm’s Boston, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. offices.

The Firm also appointed 57 counsel, effective January 1, 2022. The counsel class includes individuals from all of the Firm’s four departments who are based across Weil’s offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.

The new partners are:

Dennis F. Adams III: Technology & IP Transactions (New York)

Sutton Ansley: Patent Litigation (Washington, D.C.)

Eric D. Behl-Remijan: Tax (New York)

Sarah C. Borden: Private Funds (New York)

Timothy F. Burns: Private Equity (New York)

Ashley Butler: Capital Markets (New York)

Lana Castor: Private Funds (New York)

David J. Cohen: Restructuring (New York)

Jenny Davidson: Restructuring (London)

Nicholas Doloresco: Private Equity (Silicon Valley)

Edward Freeman: Private Equity (London)

Alexander Horstmann-Caines: Banking & Finance (London)

Pierre-Alexandre Kahn: Private Equity/M&A (Paris)

Sandy Lin: Private Equity/M&A (Hong Kong)

Hayley Lund: Complex Commercial Litigation (London)

Jacqueline Oveissi: Banking & Finance (New York)

Paul J. Overmyer: Banking & Finance (New York)

Megan Pendleton: Mergers & Acquisitions (New York)

Christopher Pepe: Patent Litigation (Washington, D.C.)

Benjamin Rapp: Tax (Frankfurt)

Michelle Anne Sargent: Mergers & Acquisitions (New York)

Arianna Scavetti: Complex Commercial Litigation (Washington, D.C.)

Jannelle Marie Seales: Real Estate (New York)

Michael Stein: Capital Markets (New York)

Ryan C. Taylor: Private Equity (New York)

Jakub Wronski: Private Equity (Boston)

About Weil

Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for the past 90 years. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business. The Firm’s four departments, Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.


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