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
     
  • Top 20 U.S. Trial Firm
    Benchmark Litigation 2025
     
  • Two Impact Deals of the Year
    LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards 2024
     
  • Named to Global Elite List for Antitrust
    Global Competition Review’s GCR 100 2025
     
  • Matter of the Year and Merger Control Matter of the Year: Americas, Europe
    GCR Awards 2024
     
  • Sovereign Debt Restructuring of the Year
    Global Restructuring Review Awards 2024
     
  • Ranked Among Top Firms for Cross-Border Restructuring and Insolvency
    Global Restructuring Review’s GRR 30 2023
     
  • Most Innovative Lawyers in Restructuring
    Financial Times Europe Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024
     
  • Recognized for Eleven Successful Restructurings in 2023
    Turnaround & Workouts 2024
  • Seven Practice Areas Ranked Tier 1
    International Tax Review's World Tax 2025
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  • Ranked as Top Tax Advisory Firm
    International Tax Review 2023
     
  • Copyright Firm of the Year
    Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards 2023
     
  • Top Enforcement and Litigation Firm
    World Trademark Review 2024
     
  • Top Investigations Firm
    Global Investigations Review’s GIR100 2024
     
  • Two Deals of the Year
    China Business Law Journal 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 Lawyers in the Technology Sector
    Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Awards 2024
     
  • 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
     
  • Four Partners Named MVPs
  • Law360 2024
     
  • Two Partners Named Among Most Influential Private Equity Lawyers in Europe
  • Financial News 2024
     
  • Two Partners Named Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law
  • Crain’s New York Business 2024
     
  • Partner Named Among Most Influential in European Finance
  • Financial News 2024
     
  • Most Powerful and Influential Business Leader
  • D CEO's Dallas 500 2025
     
  • 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
     
  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • New York Law Journal 2023
     
  • Partner Named Notable Black Leader
  • Crain’s New York Business 2024
     
  • 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  
     
  • Partner Named Among Top 100 Lawyers
  • Daily Journal 2024  
     
  • Partner Named Among The Visionaries
  • China Law Business Journal 2023-2024
     
  • Partner Named Among The Growth Drivers
  • 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      
     

  • An A-List Firm
    The American Lawyer 2024
     
  • Listed Among Best Law Firms to Work For
    U.S. News & World Report 2024
     

  • Equality 100 Award for Leaders in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion
    Human Rights Campaign Foundation Corporate Equality Index 2023-2024
     
  • Awarded Mansfield Certification for Promoting Diverse Talent
    Diversity Lab 2024
     
  • Global DEI Director Recognized as Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer
    Crain’s New York Business 2021
     
  • 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
     

  • Antidiscrimination Firm of the Year
    Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards EMEA
     
  • 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
     
  • 13 practice area and 25 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
     
  • 5 partners recommended in 500 Leading U.S. Corporate Employment Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 5 partners recommended in 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 4 practice area and 13 lawyer recommendations
    Legal Media Group LMG Life Sciences 2024
     
  • 28 partners recommended in 500 Leading Dealmakers in America guide
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 48 practice area and 203 lawyer recommendations
    Legal 500 United States 2024
     
  • 16 practice area recommendations
    The Legal 500 United Kingdom 2025
     
  • 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 2024
     
  • 9 partners recommended in 500 Leading Lawyers in America guide
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • 10 partners recommended in Leading U.S. Bankruptcy and Restructuring Lawyers guide
    Lawdragon 2023
     
  • 33 partners recommended 500 Leading Litigators in America guide
    Lawdragon 2025
     
  • 24 partners recommended 500 X – The Next Generation list
    Lawdragon 2024
     
  • Advised on more than 100 $1 billion+ deals in the last 12 months
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  • Advised on more than 1,900 deals in the last five years totaling $3 trillion+
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  • 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
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  • More than a dozen partners have tried and won a case in the past two years
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  • Won more than 40 victories at all phases of the litigation process and in every practice area since 2018
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  • Chief debtors’ counsel in 6 of the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history
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  • Advised 83% of the technology companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area
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  • Performed more than 1 million hours of pro bono service since 2005