January 25, 2022
In 2021, 103 partners across Weil’s global offices received a combined total of 173 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 “Trailblazer,” “MVP,” “Top M&A Lawyer,” “Litigator of the Year,” and “Most Influential in Legal Services.”
The awards also attest to Weil partners’ excellence in various practice areas – including antitrust/competition, 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.
Notably, 45 women partners earned 93 accolades – including “Most Innovative Legal Practitioner,” “Notable Women in Law” and “Top Women in Litigation.”
Weil’s next generation of leading lawyers were selected for 22 distinctions including “Rising Star,” “40 Under 40,” “Emerging Leader” and “Outstanding Young Lawyer.”
One partner received a distinguished “Lifetime Achievement Award” for her many accomplishments in the law and impact on the legal community, while others were recognized for their commitment to pro bono service and diversity, equity and inclusion.
View the profiles of these award-winning lawyers:
- Aimee Adler
- Michael J. Aiello
- Candace Arthur
- David Avery-Gee
- Karen Ballack
- Matt Barr
- Luna Ngan Barrington
- John Barry
- Noah Beck
- Matt Benson
- Ronit Berkovich
- Kimberly Blanchard
- Devon Bodoh
- Guillaume Bonnard
- Vadim Brusser
- Yehudah Buchweitz
- Anne Cappella
- Charles Ching
- Jackie Cohen
- Annemargaret Connolly
- Sarah Coyne
- Mariel Cruz
- Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
- Ralf Defren
- Jenny Doak
- Sarah Downie
- Michael Epstein
- Jessica Falk
- Amanda Fenster
- Michael Francies
- Marilyn French Shaw
- Gary Friedman
- David Gail
- Christopher Garcia
- Tobias Geerling
- Paul Genender
- Raymond Gietz
- Reena Gogna
- Stuart Goldring
- Helyn Goldstein
- Lyuba Goltser
- Matthew Goren
- Megan Granger
- Frederick Green
- David Griffiths
- Uwe Hartmann
- Emmanuelle Henry
- P.J. Himelfarb
- Gary Holtzer
- Jenine Hulsmann
- Stephen Karotkin
- Jacky Kelly
- Cassie Kimmelman
- Shawn Kodes
- Brianne Kucerik
- Todd Larson
- Allison Liff
- Jessica Liou
- Hayley Lund
- Jonathan Macke
- Graham Magill
- Carrie Mahan
- Courtney Marcus
- Jacqueline Marcus
- Benjamin Marks
- Jenna McBain
- Doug McClellan
- Vynessa Nemunaitis
- John Neuwirth
- Steven Newborn
- Michael Nissan
- Anne-Sophie Noury
- Bambo Obaro
- Ellen Odoner
- Jeffrey Osterman
- Nicholas Pappas
- Joseph Pari
- Brian Parness
- Yannick Piette
- Jonathan Polkes
- Edward Reines
- Tom Richards
- Amy Rubin
- Liz Ryan
- Frederic Salat-Baroux
- Charan Sandhu
- Gerhard Schmidt
- Ray C. Schrock, P.C.
- Claude Serra
- Randi Singer
- Sunny Singh
- Agathe Soilleux
- Stephanie Srulowitz
- Diane Sullivan
- Christian Tappeiner
- Drew Tulumello
- Steven Tyrrell
- Derek Walter
- Elizabeth Weiswasser
- Chris Welty
- Paul Wessel
- Glenn West
- Barry Wolf