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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite

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Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Weil, Gotshal & Manges possesses a long-standing commercial litigation practice that is held in high regard for the breadth of its industry expertise. Its lawyers act for clients such as insurers, media and entertainment companies and financial institutions on trade secrets disputes, IP litigation, antitrust proceedings and wider class actions. The firm offers a dedicated securities group whose expertise includes class actions, as well as M&A litigation and corporate governance disputes. Its litigators draw on a wealth of experience practicing before the Delaware Court of Chancery.

Work Highlights

  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges successfully represented ExxonMobil at trial in a breach of contract dispute with BP.

Strengths

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I appreciate Weil's attention to detail, thoroughness, writing ability and legal acumen. They return emails and phones calls right away and are always there to answer questions.

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Weil are knowledgeable, customer-centric and their speed of action and thoughtfulness of reviews and guidance stands out.

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The team's creative and high-level strategic thinking as well as their responsiveness stands out. They are very intelligent and skilled lawyers, from partners to senior associates.

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Weil have decades of commercial litigation experience and first-hand knowledge of the judges and local court rules and procedures. It's a highly professional team with practical application.

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Top-to-bottom, I’ve been impressed with Weil’s team. They are cohesive, organized and always have the client’s interests in mind.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Lender
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David Lender
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Band 1
David Lender has extensive experience litigating a wide variety of commercial disputes, regularly taking on bet-the-company cases for major corporate clients. His expertise spans the gamut of civil litigation, with recent work in IP, antitrust and contractual disputes.

David provides strategic leadership and overview, and thematic advice

David is a standout lawyer.

David is one of the most strategic and practical attorneys I’ve worked with. He’s laser focused on the most crucial issues and expert in communicating a clear strategy to clients.

David is a seasoned commercial litigator who brings a practical perspective to the matters he works on.

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John A Neuwirth
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John A Neuwirth
1
Band 1

John Neuwirth acts for major domestic and international corporate clients in complex securities class actions, M&A litigation and cases alleging breaches of fiduciary duty.

John is highly responsive and great at answering on the spot questions.

John's judgment, willingness to put in the hard work and commanding courtroom presence are all top-notch by any metric.

John has a strong ability to communicate legal strategy and clients' risk exposure.

John is an absolute trusted advisor in the securities litigation realm.

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Caroline Zalka
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Caroline Zalka
3
Band 3
Co-head of securities litigation, Caroline Zalka litigates diverse securities cases, encompassing class actions, derivative suits and shareholder disputes. Her clients include major financial institutions and corporate issuers.

Caroline is incredibly sophisticated, with a shrewd awareness of the factors affecting in-house work.

Caroline is smart, tactical and deep in the weeds.

Her depth of understanding, both of the relevant facts and of applicable law, is consistently impressive.

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Evert Christensen
4
Evert Christensen
4
Band 4
Evert Christensen is recognized for his securities litigation expertise, with particular strength in M&A disputes.

Evert is calm, strategic and good at working with opposing counsel.

I appreciate him for his frank and strong advice.

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Yehudah Buchweitz
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Yehudah Buchweitz
4
Band 4
Yehudah Buchweitz earns impressive reviews from clients for his work in major antitrust class actions, shareholder disputes and various other civil claims.

Yehudah is smart, unrelenting and zealous. You can just see he is always trying to work an angle that you can always use as leverage when you have a problem.

Yehudah is excellent at the big picture strategy.

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Joshua Amsel
5
Joshua Amsel
5
Band 5
Joshua Amsel is noted for his experience across shareholder class and derivative actions, in which he has represented clients from the finance and life sciences sectors, among others.

He is terrific, smart, attentive and extremely responsive.

Really good grasp of anticipating potential litigation risk and exposure.

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Luna Barrington
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Luna Barrington
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Up and Coming
Luna Barrington has wide-ranging civil litigation experience, including handling antitrust and product liability cases alongside an array of commercial disputes.

Luna is wonderful and I think very highly of her.

Luna is extremely bright, easy to work with, always makes herself available to us and promptly turns things around quickly.

Luna is a proactive, efficient and an excellent litigator.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial
David Lender
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David Lender
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Band 1
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Yehudah Buchweitz
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Yehudah Buchweitz
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Band 4
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Luna Barrington
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Luna Barrington
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Up and Coming
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Litigation: Securities
John A Neuwirth
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John A Neuwirth
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Band 1
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Caroline Zalka
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Caroline Zalka
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Band 3
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Evert Christensen
4
Evert Christensen
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Band 4
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Joshua Amsel
5
Joshua Amsel
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Band 5
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