Weil, Gotshal & Manges

About us

International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has over 1,200 lawyers, including 300 partners, in 20 cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia.

The London office was established in 1996 and has grown to become the second largest of the firm’s worldwide offices, with over 90 lawyers, 85 per cent of which are UK-qualified. The London office is the hub of the firm’s European practice.

Our restructuring practice is recognised as one of the leading practices in its field. The firm has been involved in virtually every major chapter 11 reorganisation case in the US, including Lehmans, Washington Mutual and Pilgrim’s Pride, and in major international out-of-court debt restructurings. The London team continues to build on that market-leading reputation across Europe, coordinating international corporate aspects of Lehmans, advising Icelandic bank Kapustin and various SIC restructurings.

Balanced with our restructuring expertise, we are also one of the leading private equity law firms in London and Europe.

Lawyers in the office advise on all aspects of domestic and cross-border transactional and general corporate issues, including public and private mergers, acquisitions and disposals, demergers and reorganisations, equity capital markets, joint ventures and strategic alliances and corporate governance. Transactional support is provided by specialists in the fields of tax, real estate, commercial contracts, competition, employment/employee benefits, environment, IP/IT and pensions. The firm offers specialist sector focus across a range of industries including consumer brands, defence, energy, healthcare, technology, media and telecommunications.

Few firms can match the quality and depth of Weil’s experience in litigation, arbitration and other forms of dispute resolution. The firm helps clients solve their toughest problems in any forum throughout the world and has an impressive track record for winning extremely large and difficult cases.

We have an international finance practice including bank and institutional lending, acquisition finance (including senior and mezzanine debt), asset finance, derivatives, refinancings and recapitalisations, debt capital markets (including high yield), structured finance, lease financings and securitisation which continues to be among the very best practices in London.

Our antitrust/competition practice is one of the largest, most diversified and highly respected in the legal and business community. The firm provides integrated global counseling, litigation, regulatory and transactional services to a wide range of industries.

Few firms place greater emphasis on pro bono work – the firm’s award-winning programme is incredibly varied and upholds the highest standards of public service by the legal community.

Weil also invests considerable time and effort in recruiting and retaining exceptional talent, from diverse backgrounds and cultures at all levels.