Boston

Weil’s Boston office provides sophisticated legal counsel in challenging and complex private equity and other corporate transactional and litigation matters. Our relationships with the New England business community as well as national and international institutions have been the catalyst for our continued growth. In addition, the Boston office serves as an integrated gateway to Weil’s worldwide network of offices, providing our clients with access to a global platform of legal expertise.

We advise many of the largest private equity firms in the region – such as Advent International, Berkshire Partners, Providence Equity Partners, PSG and Thomas H. Lee Partners – on their most significant matters.

We also represent clients in high-stakes commercial litigation and other complex business disputes.

Weil’s Boston office has been recognized every year since it opened as a leading firm for Corporate/M&A and Private Equity: Buyouts by Chambers USA (2002-2024).

Other accolades include:

• Ramona Nee is the Co-Managing Partner of Weil, Co-Managing Partner of the Boston Office and Co-Head of the Firm's U.S. Private Equity practice. She was named among Lawdragon's Leading Dealmakers in America, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s 2024 Top Women of Law and was named Private Equity Lawyer of the Year at the 2024 Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards. She was also selected among IFLR1000’s Women Leaders for Private Equity, in 2023 and 2024. Previously, Ramona was recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Private Equity: Buyouts in Massachusetts by Chambers USA and for Private Equity Buyouts by Legal 500 United States, and was named a “Market Leader” for Private Equity in the U.S. by IFLR1000.

• Employment partner Rebecca Sivitz was recognized as a Law360 Rising Star in 2024.

• Private Equity partner Emily Willey was recognized as a Rising Star by United Way of New York City and Women United in 2024.

• Weil was ranked Tier 1 in Boston and Nationwide for Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2022. 

• Weil was named among the Best Law Firms to Work for in Boston on the Vault Law 100 2024 ranking.

Community service is deeply ingrained in the culture of Weil's Boston office, and our lawyers are closely involved with local charities and community groups. Partners and associates currently serve on boards and committees of many non-profit organizations, including The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley, City Year, The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA) and The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Our pro bono clients include numerous referrals from Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC), Lawyers Clearinghouse, Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions, Longwood Symphony Orchestra, Alternatives for Community & Environment and Inner City Weightlifting. We also serve as outside general counsel to The United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley and The Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC).