Law News

Add news

Search results for tag "Weil Gotshal & Manges"

• Kirkland & Ellis increases pay for all associates in London

  Jan 13 2012 Kirkland & Ellis has increased the salaries of all associates in London, with newly qualified lawyers now £7000 better off on £97,000. The increases put the firm... more

• US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges promotes 11 to partnership

  Dec 28 2011 US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges has elevated eleven lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round. The promotions take place across the New York,... more

• Kasowitz expands IP practice with Silicon Valley launch

  Nov 23 2011 Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman has expanded its intellectual property practice with the launch of an office in Silicon Valley. The office will be led by... more

• New York's top law firms increase lawyer headcount by 1.6%

  Nov 02 2011 Employment in New York law firms has grown by 1.6 per cent from 2010 figures, according to Crain’s latest ranking of the city’s top 25 law fimrs. Seventeen of the top... more

• More US firms offer offset to compensate for discrimination against same-sex couples in tax code

  Nov 01 2011 Numerous major law firms have begun to offer a benefit for employees that enroll their same-sex partner in the firm’s health care plan. The benefit aims to offset... more

• Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices continues expansion with Weil Gotshal hire

  Oct 19 2011 Chinese firm Jun He Law Offices has boosted its Beijing corporate practice with the hire of partner Jasson Han from Weil Gotshal & Manges. Han represents... more

• Private equity firm hires Weil Gotshal & Manges partner as MD and CLO

  Sep 09 2011 The co-head of the private equity practice group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges - James Westra - is leaving the law firm to become Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer... more

• US BigLaw starts summer recruitment with high hopes

  Aug 18 2011 The recruitment drive for associates for the class of 2013 has begun in earnest, with recruiting partners coming on campus to assess the current crop for coveted... more

• Merit list: law firms that offered jobs to 100% of summer associates

  Aug 17 2011 Above The Law has posted a list of firms that have offered jobs to 100 per cent of summer associates, readying themselves to start naming and shaming those firms that... more

• Twitter as a marketing tool for law firms - who is using it and how?

  Jul 19 2011 Interesting article here about the law firms that are using Twitter as part of their marketing strategy. While many large law firms have Twitter accounts, the vast... more

• Williams & Connely takes first rank in "Best Law Firms to Work For" list

  Jul 13 2011 Vault has released its “Best Law Firms to Work For” list – ranking law firms on the basis of associate satisfaction. The top ten firms from the list are as follows:... more

• Weil Gotshall hires four-partner team from Clifford Chance in London

  Jun 16 2011 The London office of Weil Gotshal & Manges has scooped up a four-partner team Clifford Chance. The departure of funds partners Ed Gander, Nigel Clark and Nick Benson... more

• Weil Gotshal hires banking partner from Linklaters in London

  May 31 2011 Weil Gotshal & Manges has boosted its banking practice with the hire of banking partner Stephen Lucas from Linklaters’ London office. Lucas is qualified in both... more

• Skadden leads ranking of top US law firms

  May 17 2011 If you needed another ranking of the top US law firms, here it is. Corporate Board Member magazine and global business advisory firm FTI Consulting Inc asked US... more

• Paul Weiss raids O'Melveny for seven partners in NY

  May 11 2011 Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison has announced the hire of six to seven transactional partners from the New York office of O’Melveny & Myers. The team of partners... more

• Weil Gotshal hires Amalgamated Bank CEO in New York office

  Apr 28 2011 Weil, Gotshal & Manges has hired the former chief executive officer at Amalgamated Bank, Derrick Cephas, in its New York office. Cephas leaves his role with the bank... more

• Maternity leave survey: Weil Gotshal takes top spot

  Apr 15 2011 RollOnFriday has reported the results of its maternity leave survey, with Weil Gotshal & Manges taking the top spot for best policy – 26 weeks at full pay followed by... more

• NY lawyers charging over $1000 per hour

  Feb 23 2011 While lawyers across the industry have suffered from redundancies and pay freezes as a result of the recession, there are some lawyers who are still enjoying high... more

• Best and worst NQ retention rates for UK firms

  Jan 24 2011 When firms miscalculate their staffing needs or wish to cut costs, it is often the newly qualified lawyers – those at the end of their trainee program – that suffer... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell announces generous spring bonuses

  Jan 24 2011 Sullivan & Cromwell has announced a generous spring bonuses for its associates. The firm has decided to the 2010 year-end bonuses, announced in December, with a... more

• What can we learn from this year's promotions?

  Dec 17 2010 This article takes a closer look at some of the decisions being made in this year’s partnership promotions round, asking what those decisions indicate about the... more

• All star team for Apple's IP battles

  Dec 03 2010 Apple Inc has assembled an all star cast of intellectual property lawyers as it faces a slew of intellectual property lawsuits in connection with the development of... more

• Greenberg Traurig boosts San Fransisco IP practice with double hire

  Oct 28 2010 Greenberg Traurig has boosted its San Fransisco IP practice with the hire of Patent litigation attorneys Vernon M. Winters and Nicholas A. Brown of Weil, Gotshal &... more

• Seven Weil Gotshal associates discover they are not qualified

  Aug 30 2010 A number of Weil, Gotshal & Manges associates have made the rather embarrassing realisation that by failing to complete the Professional Skills Course they have never... more

• Weil Gotshal & Manges lifts salary freeze in London

  Jul 16 2010 US firm Weil Gotshal & Manges lifted its salary freeze for London-based associates, lifting pay by four per cent. Newly qualified lawyers will now receive £90,000... more

• Watson Farley & Williams hires partner from Weil Gotshal & Manges

  Jun 17 2010 UK firm Watson Farley & Williams has given a boost to its Munich office with the hire of Dirk Janssen, formerly the Frankfurt head of corporate and M&A at Weil Gotshal... more

• Sullivan & Cromwell and Weil Gotshal lead $1.36 bn cable deal

  Jun 15 2010 Sullivan & Cromwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have scored leading roles on the $1.36 billion acquisition of cable services provider Bresnan Communications by... more

• Four firms guide $2.7 billion IPO in Poland

  May 13 2010 Poland's largest insurer, PZU, has raised nearly $2.7 billion through an initial public offering. The offering is part of a larger effort by the Polish government to... more

• Firms criticised over legal bills in Lehman bankruptcy proceedings

  May 07 2010 Certain law firms the Lehman bankruptcy have come under harsh criticism from Washington's "Pay Czar" for overspending. Kenneth Feinberg works for the the US... more

• Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz score leading roles in Tommy Hilfiger deal

  Mar 16 2010 The US$3 billion sale by of Tommy Hilfiger to the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation (of American Apparel fame) is to be led by Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett and Wachtell,... more

• Davis Polk & Wardwell report 10% increase in profits for equity partners

  Mar 15 2010 2009 was a tough year for many law firms, but Davis Polk & Wardwell has bucked the trend, reporting a 10% increase in profits per equity partner (from US$1.9M in 2008... more

• Weil Gotshal Clocked $300K a Day on Lehman; Total Bill Now Nears $150M

  Feb 26 2010 As law firms struggled in a difficult economy last year, Weil Gotshal & Manges had the advantage not only of being a big name in a hot practice area but having a... more

• Paul Weiss, Wachtell, Weil Advising on $1.1 Billion Duane Reade Deal

  Feb 18 2010 Walgreens announced on Wednesday plans to acquire rival Duane Reade for nearly $1.1 billion in cash, expanding the national drugstore chain's presence in the New York... more

• More than 80% of partners at large US law firms are men

  Jan 08 2010 Only 19 percent of partners at American law firms with more than 100 lawyers are women, despite the fact that women have comprised more than 50 percent of law school... more

• Weil Gotshal's Lehman fees reach $127m

  Dec 15 2009 Weil, Gotshal & Manges has billed Lehman Brothers $127.1 million in fees and expenses for its role as lead debtors' counsel. According to a new bankruptcy report... more

• Simmons duo depart to join Weil Gotshal in Hong Kong

  Oct 28 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges has boosted its Asia practice with a double hire from Simmons & Simmons in Hong Kong. Henry Ong has joined Weil's Hong Kong office as a... more

• Lehman’s 1-Year Bankruptcy Bill: $403M

  Oct 16 2009 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. paid $402.9 million to lawyers and advisers following the storied investment bank's collapse in September 2008, according to a Manhattan... more

• Greenberg Traurig expands antitrust litigation practice in NYC

  Jul 17 2009 Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired antitrust litigation expert Scott Martin, former partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. Scott will join Greenberg Traurig's New York... more

• International firms win roles on GM restructuring

  May 30 2009 The collapse of automotive giant General Motors has handed roles to at least 15 law firms so far in one of the largest restructurings to date. Clifford Chance (CC)... more

• Weil pays most to associates for deferrals

  Mar 27 2009 According to blog Above the Law, if your start date has to be deferred or your summer associate programme cut short, at least work for Weil Gotshal. They are paying... more

• Davis Polk, Weil Gotshal, and Sullivan lead on new AIG bailout

  Mar 03 2009 The American International Group (AIG) lost a record sum of $99 billion in 2008. To save the US insurance giant, the Treasury Department yesterday agreed to another... more

• Weil Gotshal advises Kaupthing in suit against UK Government

  Jan 08 2009 Weil Gotshal & Manges has landed a leading role advising Kaupthing after the Icelandic bank decided to bring a suit against the UK Government. more

• GM hires Weil Gotshal for possible bankruptcy case

  Dec 12 2008 GM is preparing for the worst. Its management tapped bankruptcy veteran Harvey Miller of the New York law firm, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP. Restructuring veterans Jay... more

• Vault Top 100 Law Firms 2009: Wachtell #1 for sixth year

  Aug 16 2008 The top 10 firms as ranked in the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms are: 1. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (New York, NY) 2. Cravath, Swaine & Moore (New York,... more