Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Executive Partner: Barry M. Wolf

Number of partners: approximately 290

Number of lawyers: approximately 1,100

Languages: Arabic, Armenian, Bahasa (Indonesian), Cantonese, Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Serbo-Croatian, Sindhi, Slovenian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Firm Overview: Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a preeminent provider of legal services. With offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint to partner with clients wherever they do business. The firm’s four departments, corporate, litigation, restructuring, and tax, executive compensation and benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognised as leaders in their respective fields.

France: Weil’s Paris office enjoys a reputation as one of the leading business law firms in France. The office regularly handles the most challenging domestic and cross-border transactions, disputes, business and financial restructurings and provides counseling to corporations, private equity (PE) funds, financial institutions, public organisations, senior management, board of directors and individuals in sensitive situations. Weil’s highly experienced lawyers are recognised for their pragmatic approach and their commitment to clients’ interests. The sophistication, global reach, experience and personal involvement of its partners is well known, and the firm is consistently ranked at the top of France’s legal market.