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 (2002-2023).

Other accolades include:

• Boston office Managing Partner and U.S. Private Equity practice Co-Head Ramona Nee was selected among IFLR1000’s 2023 Women Leaders for Private Equity. She was also 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 as Highly Regarded for Private Equity in the U.S. by IFLR1000. Additionally, Ramona was previously named to the 2022 Women in Business Law Guide in Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides, and named a Private Equity Lawyer of the Year at the 2022 Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards.

• 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). The Boston office was honored for its dedication to pro bono service at the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly 2014 Excellence in the Law Awards.