NEW YORK, August 18, 2025: International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jack Stratton has joined the Firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group in Los Angeles.

Jack’s practice focuses on executive compensation and employee benefits matters. He advises private equity funds, public and private companies and executives across various industries.

“We are excited to welcome Jack to Weil as we continue to expand our team in Los Angeles,” said Weil Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “His expertise advising sophisticated clients in a broad range of executive compensation and benefits matters makes him a key addition to the Firm.”

“Jack has built a sterling reputation and is highly regarded for his talent and expertise,” said Paul Wessel, Chairman of Weil’s Tax Department. “He will add important depth to our growing Los Angeles office by providing the top-notch counsel and personal attention our clients require in their deal execution and portfolio company work. We are delighted to welcome him to the Firm.”

“Having worked closely with Jack in the past, I am confident that his impressive skills and collaborative approach will make him an ideal fit at Weil,” said Tana Ryan, Managing Partner of Weil’s Los Angeles office. “Our clients will immediately benefit from the vital support he will provide to our transactional teams in Los Angeles and across the country.”

Jack joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in its Executive Compensation practice.

Jack has deep experience counseling clients in the executive compensation and employee benefits aspects of mergers and acquisitions, financings, initial public offerings, spin-offs and other corporate transactions. He is also skilled in structuring, negotiating and implementing employment, severance and change in control agreements, deferred compensation plans and equity and other incentive compensation plans. Additionally, Jack regularly advises clients in compliance with tax, securities and employment laws as well as compensation disclosures for proxy statements and other public filings.

“I look forward to rejoining Tana and working alongside Weil’s renowned Corporate and Restructuring teams to provide the highest quality advice to our market-leading clients,” said Jack. “The Firm is deeply committed to building a top-tier transactional team in Los Angeles, and I am thrilled to be a part of that effort.”

About Weil’s Executive Compensation & Benefits Practice

Weil’s Executive Compensation & Benefits lawyers are strategically located in the United States and United Kingdom. Our lawyers work in close coordination with the Firm’s M&A, Private Equity, Private Funds and Restructuring practices, and regularly advise global clients on issues associated with compensation and benefit arrangements that arise in these types of commercial matters. Our lawyers provide a full suite of advice to public and private companies on the design and implementation of compensation and benefit arrangements.

About Weil

Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 90 years. With approximately 1,200 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in the marketplace and a first mover in the establishment of many significant practice areas. 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.