Women of Weil
Weils Women Leaders
There are 80 women partners globally at Weil. Thirty-one percent of the Firm’s U.S. partners are women.
Sixteen women serve as leaders of offices or practice groups, or are Firmwide committee chairs or Management Committee members. The General Counsel and four Management Committee members are women.
On this page, we feature the latest news and profiles of our many women leaders.
View more information on Women@Weil, our women’s affinity group.
Latest News
- Fourteen Weil Partners Shortlisted for Euromoney's 2023 Women in Business Law Americas Awards
- Stephanie Srulowitz on Women’s History Month
- Meredith Moore on International Women’s Day
- Weil Adds M&A Partner Sarah Flaherty in London
- New U.S. Private Equity Practice Co-Head: Ramona Nee
- New Washington, D.C. Office Co-Managing Partner: Chantale Fiebig
- New U.S. Antitrust/Competition Practice Co-Head: Brianne Kucerik
- Inaugural Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer: Meredith Moore
- Weil Elects New Partners
- Lori Pines: Five Thoughts for Big Law Attorneys on World Mental Health Day
Weils Women Leaders
Weil’s Female Executive Leadership: Britta Grauke, Courtney S. Marcus, Ramona Nee and Elizabeth Weiswasser, female members of Weil’s Management Committee, and Mindy Spector, Weil’s General Counsel, share reflections on their success and advice to young women today. Read more.
Latest News
Retired partner Jacqueline Marcus discusses her service as Diversity Committee Co-Chair, TOWER Co-Chair and one of our first flex-time partners. Read more.
Weils Women Leaders
In Weil Women’s Wisdom, female leaders reflect on their personal and professional journeys and the lessons learned along the way. Our goal is to inspire and reassure women starting their careers or at key transition points with advice and perspective from those who have blazed the trail before them. Read more.
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Latest News
- Lori Pines Discusses Role as Firm’s First Chief Wellness Officer with The American Lawyer
- Chantale Fiebig and Liz Ryan Featured in a Q&A with The AmLaw Litigation Daily
- Podcast with Meredith Moore: Weil’s Innovative Diversity Program
- Interview with Jenny Doak: Market Insights and Career Advice
- Podcast with Diane Sullivan: Unique Trial Experiences
- Podcast with Marcia Goldstein: Career Retrospective
- Read about how Weil transformed its approach to diversity in client pitch activity with measurable results, including a 69.4% increase in participation by female partners in client pitches.
Elizabeth Weiswasser: Benchmark Litigation Top 250 Women in Litigation (2022). Financial Times Most Innovative Legal Practitioner (2021). PTAB Bar Association's Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials (2021). Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law (2021). Euromoney Americas Women in Business Law Award for Outstanding Practitioner (2018).
Courtney Marcus: D CEO Magazine Dallas 500 (2020-2023). D Magazine Best Lawyers in Dallas (2018-2023). Texas Diversity Council Top Women Lawyer Award (2021). Texas Lawyer Trailblazer (2020). Dallas Business Journal Women in Business Honoree (2018).
Lyuba Goltser: Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards Lawyers of the Year (2022). American College of Governance Counsel Fellow (2021). MergerLinks Top Lawyers (2021). Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards Top Practitioners (2020). Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing (2018).
Ronit Berkovich: Law360 Distinguished Writing Award (2023). The American Lawyer Northeast Trailblazer (2022). Crain’s New York Business Notable Women in Law (2022). Turnarounds & Workouts Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer (2019). Law360 Bankruptcy MVP (2018). Law360 Sealing the Deal Profile (2018).
Diane Sullivan: Daily Journal Leading Commercial Litigator (2023). Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2023). Benchmark Litigation Top 10 Women in Litigation (2022). The National Law Journal Winning Litigators (2019). Benchmark Litigation Hall of Fame (2019). LMG Life Sciences Awards’ Trial Lawyer of the Year (Non-IP) and Product Liability Attorney of the Year (2019). FT Top 100 Female Executives (2018). The AmLaw Litigation Daily Litigator of the Week (2018).
Chantale Fiebig: Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2023).
Lori Pines: Financial Times Most Innovative Intrapreneur Finalist (2022). New York Law Journal Innovation Award Winner (2022).
Candace Arthur, Ronit Berkovich, Kelly DiBlasi, Jessica Liou and Jacqueline Marcus: Lawdragon U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Leaders (2022).
Karen Ballack, Jenny Doak, Heather Emmel, Lyuba Goltser, Jenine Hulsmann, Amy Rubin and Charan Sandhu: MergerLinks Top Lawyers (2021).
Jessica Falk and Liz Ryan: Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List (2021 and 2022).
Karen Ballack, Lyuba Goltser, Ramona Nee, Diane Sullivan and Elizabeth S. Weiswasser: Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards Lawyers of the Year (2022).
Brianne Kucerik, Charan Sandhu, Diane Sullivan and Elizabeth S. Weiswasser: Legal Media Group Life Sciences Stars (2022).
Michelle Sargent: The M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders (2022).
Amanda Fenster: The Deal Top Women in Dealmaking (2022). Insider Top Electric-Vehicle Startup Lawyer (2021). Law360 Mergers & Acquisitions Rising Star (2020). The Deal Rising Star (2020).
Candace Arthur, Lois Deasey, Amanda Fenster, Megan Granger, Cassie Kimmelman, Graham Magill, Vynessa Nemunaitis and Megan Pendleton: Legal Media Group's Expert Guides Rising Stars (2022).
Luna Ngan Barrington, Anne Cappella, Brianne Kucerik, Diane Sullivan and Elizabeth S. Weiswasser: Lawdragon Leading Litigators in America (2022).
Jessica Falk and Randi Singer: WTR Top Trademark Practitioners (2022).
Graham Magill: The National Law Journal D.C. Rising Star (2022).
Jenna McBain: Private Equity International 40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity (2022). The Deal Top Rising Star (2021).
Kimberly Blanchard, Jenny Doak, Helyn Goldstein and Graham Magill: International Tax Review’s World Tax (2022).
Marilyn French Shaw, Reena Gogna, Emmanuelle Henry, Jacky Kelly, Anne-Sophie Noury and Agathe Soilleux: IFLR1000 Women Leaders (2021).
Jessica Liou: TMA Mega Company Turnaround/Transaction of the Year (2021). Law360 Bankruptcy Rising Star (2020). American Bankruptcy Institute’s 40 Under 40 (2019). Turnaround & Workouts Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer (2019).
Hayley Lund: The Lawyer Hot 100 (2022).
Aimee Adler, Sarah Downie and Amy M. Rubin: Lawdragon 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers (2022).
Liz Ryan: Texas Lawyer On the Rise (2022).
Vynessa Nemunaitis: D Magazine Best Lawyers Under 40 (2023). Texas Lawyer's Texas Legal Excellence Awards On The Rise Award Winner (2021). Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow (2021). Euromoney Legal Media Group Rising Star (2020).
Candace Arthur, Luna Ngan Barrington and Jessica Falk: Law360 Rising Stars (2021).
Amanda Fenster, Megan Granger, Cassie Kimmelman, Graham Magill and Vynessa Nemunaitis: Legal Media Group’s Expert Guides Rising Stars (2021).
Jenine Hulsmann and Brianne Kucerik:Global Competition Review’s Women in Antitrust (2021).
Karen Ballack and Charan Sandhu: IAM Global Leaders (2021, 2022 and 2023).
Megan Granger: The National Law Journal D.C. Rising Star (2021).
Cassie Kimmelman and Graham Magill: Euromoney Legal Media Group Rising Stars (2021).
Sarah Coyne and Randi Singer: Euromoney Women in Business Law Americas Awards Lawyers of the Year (2021).
Stacy Nettleton: The National Law Journal Litigation Trailblazer (2020). Benchmark Litigation 40 & Under Hot List (2018).
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Kimberly Blanchard, Jessica Falk and Lyuba Goltser: Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Americas Women in Business Law Awards Top Practitioners (2020).
Karen Ballack: Daily Journal Top Intellectual Property Lawyers (2022).
Candace Arthur, Mariel Cruz, Jenna McBain and Vynessa Nemunaitis: The M&A Advisor Emerging Leaders (2021).
Kimberly Blanchard: Bloomberg Tax & Accounting Leonard Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award (2020).
Andriana Georgallas: TMA International Company Transaction of the Year (2020).
Amy Rubin: Law360 Benefits MVP (2020).
