Recent Accolades
Weil advises global clients on a broad range of high-profile matters. The Firm is consistently recognized by publications and data providers that cover the legal and financial industries for its success across practice areas and departments.
- An A-List Firm
The American Lawyer 2024
- Private Equity Deal of the Year
The Asia Legal Awards 2024
- Private Equity Deal of the Year
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2024
- Three Practice Groups of the Year: Competition, Real Estate, Trial
Law360 2023
- Litigation Department of the Year: Class Actions
New York Law Journal 2023
- Appellate Hot List
The National Law Journal 2023 - Named to Global Elite List for Antitrust and Competition
Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 2024
- Matter of the Year and Merger Control Matter of the Year: Americas, Europe
GCR Awards 2024
- Ranked Among Top Firms for Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency
Global Restructuring Review’s GRR 30 2023
- Recognized for Eleven Successful Restructurings in 2023
Turnaround & Workouts 2024
- Seven Practice Areas Ranked Tier 1
International Tax Review's World Tax 2025 - Top 20 U.S. Trial Firm
Benchmark Litigation 2023 - Copyright Firm of the Year
Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2023
- Two Deals of the Year
China Business Law Journal 2023
- Top Enforcement and Litigation Firm
- Top Investigations Firm Global Investigations Review’s GIR100 2023
- Private Equity Firm of the Year China Law & Practice Awards 2023
- Loan Deal of the Year
IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2023 - Two Best Private Equity Deals
FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2023 - Ranked as Top Tax Advisory Firm
International Tax Review 2023
- #1 M&A Legal Advisor in Deal Value for Q1-Q3
Mining.com 2023 - Most Innovative Law Firm – Enabling Business Resilience
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2022 - Most Innovative Law Firm – Using Data
Financial Times Europe Innovative Lawyers 2022
- Judge Joseph M. Proskauer Award UJA-Federation of New York’s Lawyers Division Awards 2024
- Fellow International Academy of Trial Lawyers 2024
- M&A Powerlist: United States The Legal 500 2024
- Two Partners Named Among Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers in Europe Financial News 2024
- Intellectual Property Litigator of the Year Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards 2024
- Practitioner of the Year (Copyright) Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2024
- Partner Named Among America’s Top Lawyers Forbes 2024
- Leading Commercial Litigator Daily Journal 2024
- Dealmaker of the Year The American Lawyer 2023
- Dealmaker of the Year New York Law Journal 2023
- Two Partners Named MVPs Law360 2023
- Lifetime Achievement Award New York Law Journal 2023
- Eleven Lawyers Named in World Tax Guide International Tax Review 2025
- Three Partners Named Among Top 100 Trial Lawyers Benchmark Litigation 2024
- Managing Partner of the Year Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards 2023
- Thought Leadership Honoree Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards 2023
- Two Partners Named Among Top Music Lawyers Billboard 2024
- Two Partners Named to the A-List China Law Business Journal 2023-2024
- Thirty-four Partners Named Trailblazers The National Law Journal 2015-2023
- Outstanding Restructuring Lawyer Turnarounds & Workouts 2023
- Two Partners Named Among Most Influential Lawyers Financial News 2023
- Two Partners Named Top Women In Dealmaking The Deal 2022-2023
- Two Partners Named Notable Women in Law Crain’s New York Business 2023
- Notable LGBTQIA+ Leader Crain’s New York Business 2023
- Two Partners Named Among Top 100 Lawyers Daily Journal 2023
- Most Powerful and Influential Business Leader D CEO’s Dallas 500 2023
- Two Partners Named Top Women in Litigation Benchmark Litigation 2023
- Ten Partners Named Among the 500 Leading Dealmakers in America Lawdragon 2024
- Nine Partners Named Among the 500 Leading Lawyers in America Lawdragon 2024
- Ten Partners Named Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers Lawdragon 2023
- Sixteen Partners Named Among the 500 Leading Litigators in America Lawdragon 2023
- An A-List Firm
The American Lawyer 2024 - Listed Among Best Law Firms to Work For
U.S. News & World Report 2024
- Global DEI Director Recognized as Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Crain’s New York Business 2021 - Awarded Mansfield Certification Plus for Promoting Diverse Talent
Diversity Lab 2022
- International Firm of the Year for Work-Life Balance and Firm of the Year for the Northeast Region
Euromoney Legal Media Group Americas Women in Business Law Awards 2020
- Equality 100 Award for Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index 2023-2024
- Pro Bono Counsel Honored for Public Service Achievements
Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York 2024 - New York Law Firm Volunteer of the Year
Pro Bono Partnership 2024 - Social Mobility: Private Practice Champions of the Year
The Legal 500 ESG Awards 2024 - Trailblazer Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Read Alliance Youth Summit 2023 - Pro Bono Change Maker
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers 2023 - Senior Partner Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
9/11 Memorial & Museum 2022 - Pro Bono: Lawyer of the Year
Chambers Diversity & Inclusion: North America Awards 2022
- Ranked Among the Best Law Firms for Pro Bono in the U.K.
Law.com International 2022
- 42 practice area and 57 lawyer recommendations
Chambers Global 2024
- 61 practice area and 114 lawyer recommendations
Chambers USA 2024
- 12 practice area and 27 lawyer recommendations
Chambers United Kingdom 2024
- Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
Chambers Asia-Pacific and Greater China 2024
- 18 practice area and 37 individual rankings
Chambers Europe 2024
- All of Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
Chambers Greater China Guide and Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023
- 14 practice area and 74 lawyer recommendations
IFLR1000 United States 2024
- 16 practice area and 77 lawyer recommendations
The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2024
- 15 practice area and 34 lawyer recommendations
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
- All of Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
The Legal 500 Greater China 2024
- 48 practice area and 203 lawyer recommendations
Legal 500 United States 2024
- 4 practice area and 5 lawyer recommendations
Benchmark Litigation 2023
- Weil Asia’s pillar practice areas and partners recommended
IFLR1000 Asia-Pacific 2023
- Advised on more than 100 $1 billion+ deals in the last 12 months
- Advised on more than 1,900 deals in the last five years totaling $3 trillion+
- Advises more than 300 private equity clients worldwide, including each of the 10 largest global private equity funds and 80% of the top 25 largest global private equity funds as ranked by PEI 300 2023
- More than a dozen partners have tried and won a case in the past two years
- Won more than 40 victories at all phases of the litigation process and in every practice area since 2018
- Chief debtors’ counsel in 6 of the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
- Advised 83% of the technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Performed more than 1 million hours of pro bono service since 2005