Weil was recognized in 51 categories in the 2022 edition of Legal 500 United States. In addition, Weil’s lawyers received 194 mentions in the 2022 directory. Of note, 15 lawyers were included in Legal 500’s Hall of Fame, 36 received a Leading Lawyer recommendation, 15 received a Next Generation Partner recommendation and five received a Rising Star recommendation.

Additionally, Weil has been recommended as a Top-Tier Firm in 12 practice areas:

• Antitrust – Merger Control
• Dispute Resolution – General Commercial Disputes
• Dispute Resolution – Leading Trial Lawyers
• Dispute Resolution – M&A Litigation: Defense
• Dispute Resolution – Securities Litigation: Defense
• Finance – Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate
• Industry Focus – Environment: Transactional
• Intellectual Property – Patents: Licensing
• Labor and Employment – Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
• M&A/Corporate and Commercial – Corporate Governance
• Media, Technology and Telecoms – Technology Transactions
• Tax – US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Weil has also been recommended in the following 39 practice areas in the United States:

Antitrust

• Cartel
• Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense

Dispute Resolution

• Appellate: Court of Appeals
• Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Corporates
• Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Individuals
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (Including Tobacco) – Defense
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
• Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Toxic Tort – Defense

Finance

• Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
• Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers
• Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
• Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
• Commercial Lending – Advice to Borrowers
• Commercial Lending – Advice to Lenders
• Structured Finance – Securitization

Industry Focus

• Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas
• Healthcare: Life Sciences
• Sport

Intellectual Property

• Copyright
• Patent Litigation: Full Coverage
• Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
• Trademarks: Litigation

Investment Fund Formation and Management

• Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital)

Labor and Employment

• Labor and Employment Disputes (Including Collective Actions): Defense
• Workplace and Employment Counseling

M&A/Corporate and Commercial

• M&A: Large Deals ($1bn+)
• Private Equity Buyouts
• Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards

Media, Technology and Telecoms

• Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
• Media and Entertainment: Litigation
• Media and Entertainment: Transactional
• Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactional

Real Estate and Construction

• Real Estate
• Real Estate – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

Tax

• Financial Products
• International Tax

To view further details on Weil’s success, please visit Legal 500.