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• Weil Gotshal's 2009 results fail to meet expectations

  Mar 09 2010 Weil, Gotshal & Manges has posted flat gross revenue and a slight rise in profits per partner for the year 2009. The results are somewhat disappointing considering the... more

• Why it took $642m in fees to dismantle Lehman

  Feb 22 2010 Lehman’s bankruptcy is believed to be the largest in US history. A new regulatory filing revealed that various consulting and legal firms and other lucky advisors... more

• Ropes & Gray expands new City office with Freshfields hire

  Feb 10 2010 Ropes & Gray has hired Matthew Cox, counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, as its fifth partner in London alongside Maurice Allen, Michael Goetz, Jonathan Bloom,... more

• Weil Gotshal advises American Capital on restructuring

  Feb 09 2010 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is advising American Capital Ltd., an alternative investment firm with $12 billion in assets, as it tries to win support for an out-of-court... more

• Advisers get more than $500m in Lehman wind-down

  Jan 19 2010 28 law firms, financial advisers, investment banks and consulting firms involved in the winding down of Lehman Brothers have received $568.7 million in fees, The Wall... more

• Skadden is top global M&A adviser in 2009

  Jan 08 2010 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom overtook its UK competitor Linklaters LLP to advise on the highest value of mergers and acquisitions in 2009 according to... more

• Weil Gotshal, Skadden win lead roles on $1.9bn Sanofi buyout

  Dec 29 2009 French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis is purchasing Tennessee-based consumer care products company Chattem Inc. for $1.9-billion in a move to diversify from its... more

• Weil Gotshal pays associates bonuses of up to $50k

  Dec 28 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges, known for its lucrative bankruptcy practice, is paying associates with strong ratings bonuses of between $7,500 and $35,000. Top-performing... more

• Wachtell, O’Melveny advise Apollo on $2.4bn Cedar Fair deal

  Dec 18 2009 Equity firm Apollo Global Management agreed late Wednesday to acquire Cedar Fair, a company that owns Knott's in Buena Park and 10 other amusement parks, seven water... more

• Shearman, Baker, Weil advise on $2.8bn chicken deal

  Sep 17 2009 Shearman & Sterling and Baker & McKenzie took lead roles in the acquisition of a majority stake in the bankrupt Kentucky Fried Chicken supplier Pilgrim's Pride by... more

• Vault Top 100 Law Firms 2010: And the winner is... Wachtell

  Aug 26 2009 Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is the most prestigious law firm according to Vault’s law firm rankings by law firm associates, defending its No. 1 spot for the seventh... more

• Weil Gotshal's Lehman bankruptcy fees exceed $100m

  Aug 19 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges is set to pass the $100m mark in total billings on the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, reports legalweek. Weil Gotshal's first request for $55m... more

• Weil, Gotshal & Manges advises on jewelry chain bankruptcy

  Aug 07 2009 Weil, Gotshal & Manges has added another major US retail company to list of bankruptcy mandates. Weil is representing jewelry retailer Finlay Enterprises, which has... more

• Weil Gotshal defers start date for summer hires to 2012

  Jul 20 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP offers summer law students the option to defer their full-time start dates from January 2011 until January 2012, reports Bloomberg. Summer... more

• Weil Gotshal cuts new associate salary in the City to £85,000

  Jul 08 2009 US law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges reduces pay for UK trainee solicitors due to qualify in September 2009 by 5.6 per cent from £90,000 to £85,000. more

• Weil Gotshal to close Austin office

  Jul 03 2009 Weil Gotshal law firm will be closing its Austin office on December 1, 2009. Weil will continue to serve its clients in Central Texas through its remaining Texas... more

• Weil Gotshal cuts staff despite strong results

  Jun 02 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, which has about 43 lawyers in Boston and 1,215 lawyers firm-wide, has laid off 79 non-legal staff across all of its U.S. offices. The... more

• Law firms will make millions in GM bankruptcy

  Jun 02 2009 General Motors’ bankruptcy filing today will divert millions of dollars to bankruptcy lawyers at two major New York firms - Weil Gotshal and Dewey & LeBoeuf. more

• $1,000-an-hour bankruptcy lawyer fees excessive?

  Feb 06 2009 Bankruptcy lawyer fees broke through the $1,000-an-hour barrier for the priciest bankruptcy legal advice. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's rates top out at... more

• Dewey hires Weil Gotshal bankruptcy partner Michael Kessler

  Jan 21 2009 Dewey & LeBoeuf has hired Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Michael Kessler, who joins the business solutions and governance practice in New York. Kessler follows... more

• Weil Gotshal in post-crunch shake-up of City finance

  Oct 16 2008 Weil Gotshal & Manges has merged its London banking and securitisation practices, as the New York firm moves to deal with the dearth of structured finance work brought... more

• Weil secures lead role for AIG on government fund

  Sep 18 2008 Weil Gotshal & Manges has scored another leading role amid the unfolding financial market turmoil, advising AIG on its $85bn US government funding. more