January 26, 2021

In 2020, 96 partners across Weil’s global offices received a combined total of 162 individual awards for exemplary achievements. Reflecting all four of the Firm’s departments – Corporate, Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits – and hailing from the legal and business media, the accolades include “MVP,” “Dealmaker of the Year,” “Litigation Trailblazer” and “Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer.”
The awards also attest to Weil partners’ excellence in various practice areas – including antitrust, appellate litigation, banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, class action litigation, complex commercial litigation, corporate governance, employment litigation, IP, life sciences, M&A, patent litigation, private equity, private funds, product liability litigation, real estate, securities litigation, structured finance and derivatives, tax, technology, and white collar.
Weil partners were recognized for their commitment to diversity and the community with awards such as the “James E. Coleman Jr. Her Champion Award” and “Community Role Model.” Notably, 39 women partners earned 78 accolades – including “Most Influential Business Leader,” “Notable Women in Law” and “Top Women in Litigation.”
Weil’s next generation of leading lawyers were selected for 16 distinctions including “Rising Star,” “40 Under 40,” “Emerging Leader” and “Outstanding Young Lawyer.”
View the profiles of these award-winning lawyers:
- Craig Adas
- Michael J. Aiello
- David Aknin
- Candace Arthur
- Karen Ballack
- Matt Barr
- Ronit Berkovich
- Lewis Blakey
- Kim Blanchard
- Yehudah Buchweitz
- Anne Cappella
- Charles Ching
- Andrew Chizzik
- Jackie Cohen
- Marco Compagnoni
- Annemargaret Connolly
- Sarah Coyne
- Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
- Kelly DiBlasi
- Catherine Dixon
- Sarah Downie
- Heiner Drüeke
- Michael Epstein
- Jessica Falk
- Amanda Fenster
- Brian Ferguson
- Mike Francies
- Marilyn French Shaw
- Gary Friedman
- David Gail
- Tobias Geerling
- Paul Genender
- Andriana Georgallas
- Raymond Gietz
- Reena Gogna
- Marcia Goldstein
- Lyuba Goltser
- Frederick Green
- David Griffiths
- Shayla Harlev
- Uwe Hartmann
- Emmanuelle Henry
- P.J. Himelfarb
- Gary Holtzer
- Stephen Karotkin
- Jacky Kelly
- Jeffrey Klein
- Michael Kohl
- Todd Larson
- Mark Lawford
- Justin Lee
- David Lender
- Allison Liff
- Jessica Liou
- Ann Malester
- Courtney Marcus
- Jacqueline Marcus
- Doug McClellan
- Gabriel Morgan
- Stacy Nettleton
- John Neuwirth
- Steven Newborn
- Michael Nissan
- Anne-Sophie Noury
- Bambo Obaro
- Ellen Odoner
- Jeffrey Osterman
- Nicholas Pappas
- Joseph Pari
- Brian Parness
- Alfredo Pérez
- Yannick Piette
- Jonathan Polkes
- Faiza Rahman
- Edward Reines
- Steven Reiss
- Amy Rubin
- Charan Sandhu
- Gerhard Schmidt
- Ray C. Schrock, P.C.
- John Scribner
- Susan Shin
- Randi Singer
- Sunny Singh
- Agathe Soilleux
- Edward Soto
- Stephanie Srulowitz
- Garland Stephens
- Diane Sullivan
- Christian Tappeiner
- Steven Tyrrell
- Derek Walter
- Elizabeth Weiswasser
- Paul Wessel
- Glenn West
- Barry Wolf