Alumni
Welcome, Weil Alumni!
Approximately 6,000 former Weil attorneys around the globe have transitioned to roles where you continue to extend and promote our brand of excellence.
We wish to stay connected with you, sharing Firm and alumni news, and developing programs that you will find relevant. We hope to reach you here and through the Alumni Newsletter and Alumni App. Please share your employment, promotion and other professional announcements with E.J. Weppler or alumni@weil.com.
A Positive Impact on Impact Investing
To mark Women’s History Month and the advances women continue to make in the legal profession, we are proud to feature a look at the career and insights of a highly successful Weil alum, Jennifer Johnson, who was recently promoted to Managing Director, Associate General Counsel at Nuveen, a TIAA company. Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing an array of public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of parent company TIAA, one of the world’s largest institutional investors. Jen began her career at Weil as an associate in our Structured Finance & Derivatives and Real Estate practices.
In this edition of the Weil Alumni Interview Series, Ashley Butler, a partner in our Capital Markets practice (and a summer program classmate of Jen’s), talks to Jen about what her elevated role at Nuveen entails, her part in the forefront of Nuveen’s continued focus on impact investing, her guidance for women attorneys in the early stages of their career, and the ways she successfully manages work and life as a parent of a young child.
Our Interview Series
The Weil Alumni Interview Series has recently featured videos on our alumni’s successes, well-being, and search tips for in-house legal positions. View these videos on Weil’s YouTube channel.
Top Honors
José Ramón González and Andrea Cristina Saavedra were recently honored by Columbia Law School’s Latinx Law Students Association. José received the Distinguished Alumni in the Private Sector Award and Andrea received the Distinguished Alumni in the Public Sector Award.
José is Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Equitable Holdings and Andrea is the Assistant Dean for Judicial Clerkships at Columbia Law School.
Professional Excellence
N. Damali Peterman was named Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year for her achievements as an attorney and entrepreneur, her professional excellence in the area of dispute resolution and her support of other women entrepreneurs during the pandemic by Women Owned Law, the national nonprofit organization that empowers women lawyers to achieve success in the business of law. Damali is the Founder and CEO of BreakthroughADR LLC, and is an Arbitrator, Mediator and Ombudsman with JAMS, INC. in New York.
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