Regulatory Information

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Information under the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP (“Weil London”) is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (registration number: OC400678) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) with registration number 623206.

Weil London is a firm of solicitors and registered foreign lawyers who practise from the following address.

Address: 110 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AY, England UK
Telephone: +44 20 7903 1000
Fax: +44 20 7903 0990
E-mail: postmaster@weil.com
VAT Number: 229 8834 63

A list of the names and professional qualifications of the partners is available for inspection at 110 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AY.

All solicitors and registered foreign lawyers based in the London are subject to the SRA’s principles and rules of professional conduct which can be viewed on its website at www.sra.org.uk. Lawyers based in the London office who are not admitted as solicitors in England and Wales are subject to regulation by the SRA and the relevant regulatory body in their jurisdiction of admission.

Weil London is not authorised under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 but we are in certain circumstances able to offer a limited range of investment services to clients because we are regulated by the SRA and included on a register maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority.  We can provide these investment services if they are an incidental part of the professional services we have been engaged to provide.

Complaints:

We are committed to providing high quality advice to the satisfaction of our clients. If you are a client of this firm and are dissatisfied with any aspect of our services, you are entitled to raise a complaint. We take all complaints seriously and always aim to investigate them promptly and fairly.

If you have any complaint, including a complaint about your bill, you should raise it in the first instance with the partner responsible for your matter. If that is felt to be inappropriate, you consider that their response is inadequate, or you want to request a copy of our formal complaints procedure, you can write to our London Managing Partners, Jonathan Wood and David Avery-Gee at 110 Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1AY.

We aim to resolve all complaints but if for any reason we are unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, the following bodies may be able to assist you further:

1. You may contact the Solicitors Regulation Authority if you have a concern about a solicitor’s behaviour: http://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/problems/report-solicitor.page.
2. If you are an individual, micro enterprise, charity or a trust, you may be entitled to contact the Legal Ombudsman. We must respond to your complaint within 8 weeks. If we have not responded within 8 weeks to your complaint, you may bring your complaint to the Legal Ombudsman, but not later than: (a) one year from the date of the act or omission being complained about; or (b) one year from the date when you should have realised that there was cause for complaint; and within six months of receiving our final response to your complaint. The Legal Ombudsman is an independent body which reviews complaints about legal service providers on an impartial basis. You can contact them at: Legal Ombudsman, PO Box 6167, Slough, SL1 0EH, United Kingdom, www.legalombudsman.org.uk, 0300 555 0333 (between 9am to 5pm), or by email to enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk.
3. If you object to any invoice rendered by us you may also be entitled to apply to the court to have it assessed under Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974.

Professional Indemnity Insurance:

Weil London is required to hold professional indemnity insurance. In accordance with the disclosure requirements of The Provision of Services Regulation 2009 our insurer is Lloyds Syndicate, a qualifying insurer for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules 2013 located at One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA. The insurance coverage is for claims brought against the insured entity wherever arising and is therefore not subject to territorial restriction.

Service:

Weil London does not accept service by email of court proceedings, other processes or formal notices of any kind without specific, prior, written agreement.

UK Diversity Statistics:

One of the qualities separating Weil from our peers is our culture. Diversity, equity and inclusion have been core values since our founding. For decades, Weil has been an outspoken leader in empowering and engendering an inclusive culture. As we forge ahead, Weil remains committed to being a market leader in attracting and promoting diverse talent at all levels as a moral, business, and talent imperative for all Weil lawyers and business service professionals.

To view a summary of Weil London’s diversity data as at 30 June 2023, please click here.

To view a summary of Weil London’s diversity data as at 30 June 2021, please click here.

Gender Pay Gap Report:

At Weil London we welcome the opportunity to report on our gender pay gap. We are committed to further promoting gender diversity and equity amongst our workforce. We recognize that an inclusive culture is crucial for how we attract, retain and develop the best talent and we are determined to continue our efforts to reduce our gender pay gap.

To view our full gender pay gap report for 2023, please click here.

To view our full gender pay gap report for 2022, please click here.

To view our full gender pay gap report for 2021, please click here.

To view our full gender pay gap reports for 2019 and 2020, please click here.

To view our full gender pay gap report for 2018, please click here.

To view our full gender pay gap report for 2017, please click here.

Tax Strategy Statement:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP (“Weil”) is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales.

This policy sets out the tax strategy statement of Weil in order to comply with its duty under paragraphs 16 and 25 of Schedule 19 Finance Act 2016. This policy applies to Weil for the financial year ending 31 December 2023. 

1. Compliance
Weil is committed to compliance with direct and indirect tax laws and practices. Weil timely files and  pays the correct amount of tax in the right place. We disclose all relevant facts and circumstances to the tax authorities while claiming reliefs and incentives where appropriate and relevant to our business activities. All of our partners and staff are expected to comply with applicable tax laws.

2. Tax Planning
In structuring our business we take into account tax laws (as well as all other relevant matters) in all countries in which we operate. We apply reliefs and incentives to which we are entitled and to preclude double taxation (where the same income is taxed twice in different places). Any structuring that is undertaken will be consistent with the commercial and economic substance and will take into account the potential impact on our reputation and our strategy as a responsible business. We will not put in place any arrangements that are contrived or artificial.

3. Risk management
We seek to identify, evaluate, monitor and manage all risks to ensure we comply in full with our legal obligations and our strategy of being a responsible business. Where there is significant uncertainty or complexity in relation to a risk, we take appropriate professional advice and/or discuss the matter with the relevant tax authority.

4. Dealings with HMRC
We engage with HMRC with openness, honesty, integrity, respect, fairness and in a spirit of co-operative compliance. We seek to resolve any differences through transparent discussion.

5. Governance
Weil has a close relationship with Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in the State of New York in the United States of America. The governance of our arrangements in relation to UK taxation is under the day to day management of our UK tax team reporting to the Finance Director. These arrangements are approved and under the control of our London Managing Partners and Global Tax Director.

Belgium

We practise law in Belgium through a branch of Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC400678 and registered office at 110 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AY.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with registration number 623306.

The information below is pursuant to article XII.6 of Belgian Law of 15 December 2013 introducing Book XII, “Law of the electronic economy”, in the Belgian Code of Economic Law, as well as to articles VI.45 and VI.46 regarding Distance Contracts.

Brussels Contact Information

Address: 5 Place du Champ de Mars, 16th Floor, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +322 883 5670
E-mail: brussels.office@weil.com
Key Office Contact: Niklas Maydell

Bar admission

All lawyers in the Brussels office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP have a place of establishment in Belgium and are registered with the Brussels Bar on either the A List (Tableau), the EU List or the B List. Further information can be found under People.

Professional rules

Regulatory provisions applicable to members of the Brussels Bar are available through the Brussels Bar Association at:

• www.baliebrussel.be
• www.barreaudebruxelles.be

Tax identification number

BE 0780.635.313

Crossroads for Enterprises

0780.635.313

France

Article 19 de la Loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004. Informations fournies aux termes des règlements de 2002 sur le commerce électronique (Directive CE).

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Paris) LLP (« Weil Paris ») est une société de type « limited liability partnership » (société de personnes à responsabilité limitée) immatriculée en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles (sous le numéro OC400682) et est agréée et réglementée par la Solicitors Regulation Authority (« SRA ») sous le numéro 623209 ainsi que par le Barreau de Paris conformément à la Directive 98/5/CE.

Le cabinet Weil Paris est composé d'avocats qui sont membres du Barreau de Paris et d'avocats membres de barreaux étrangers et qui exercent leur activité aux adresses suivantes :

Adresse: 110 Fetter Lane, Londres EC4A 1AY, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Téléphone: +44 20 7903 1000
Fax: +44 20 7903 0990
E-mail: postmaster@weil.com
Numéro de TVA: 229 8834 63
et
Adresse: 2 rue de la Baume, 75008 Paris, France
Téléphone: +33 (0)1 44 21 97 97
Fax: +33 (0)1 42 89 57 90
E-mail: postmaster@weil.com
N° SIRET: 827 965 021 00021
Numéro de TVA: FR70827965021

Une liste des associés du cabinet Weil Paris est disponible à ces deux adresses.
Tous les avocats inscrits au Barreau de Paris sont soumis aux règles en vigueur dont le Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris qui peut être consulté à l'adresse suivante www.avocatparis.org. Sur ce site se trouvent également des informations concernant différentes procédures de résolution des différends. Tous les avocats français et étrangers exerçant au sein du cabinet de Paris sont également soumis aux Overseas’Rules (règles applicables à l’étranger) de la SRA qui peuvent être consultées sur son site Internet (www.sra.org.uk) en plus des règles applicables dans les autres territoires dans lesquels ils sont autorisés à exercer.

Assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle

Le cabinet Weil Paris est tenu de souscrire une assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle. Conformément aux obligations de déclaration aux termes de la loi anglaise de 2009 sur la prestation de services (Provision of Services Regulation 2009), notre assureur est Lloyds Syndicate, un assureur éligible aux fins des Indemnity Insurance Rules 2013 (règles anglaises de 2013 relatives à l'assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle) de la SRA, sis One Lime Street, Londres, EC3M 7HA. Cette assurance concerne les actions intentées contre l'entité assurée quel que soit le territoire et n’est donc pas soumise à de quelconques restrictions territoriales. Le cabinet Weil Paris est également couvert par l’assurance responsabilité civile professionnelle du Barreau de Paris.

Article 19 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004. Information under the Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (Paris) LLP (“Weil Paris”) is a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales (registration number: OC400682) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (“SRA”) with registration number 623209 and by the Paris Bar pursuant to Directive 98/5/EC. Weil Paris is a firm of attorneys (“avocats”) admitted as members of the Paris Bar and foreign bars who practise from the following addresses:

Address: 110 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AY, England UK
Telephone: +44 20 7903 1000
Fax: +44 20 7903 0990
E-mail: postmaster@weil.com
VAT Number: 229 8834 63
and
Address: 2 Rue de la Baume, 75008 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 (0)1 44 21 97 97
Fax: +33 (0)1 42 89 57 90
E-mail: postmaster@weil.com
N° SIRET: 827 965 021 00021
VAT Number: FR70827965021

A list of Weil Paris members is available at both these locations.
All avocats registered with the Paris Bar are subject to the applicable rules including “The Internal rules of the Paris Bar” (Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris) available at www.avocatparis.org. Information about various procedures for dispute resolution can be found on this site. All avocats and foreign lawyers based in the Paris office are also subject to the SRA’s Overseas Rules which can be viewed on its website at www.sra.org.uk in addition to the regulatory rules in other jurisdictions in which they are admitted.

Professional Indemnity Insurance

Weil Paris is required to hold professional indemnity insurance. In accordance with the disclosure requirements of The Provision of Services Regulation 2009 our insurer is Lloyds Syndicate, a qualifying insurer for the purposes of the SRA Indemnity Insurance Rules 2013 located at One Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA. The insurance coverage is for claims brought against the insured entity wherever arising and is therefore not subject to territorial restriction. Weil Paris is also covered by the professional indemnity insurance of the Paris Bar.

Germany

Information Pursuant to Sec.5 of the German Telemedia Act and Sec. 2
Regulation on the Information Duties of Service Providers

Addresses and Contacts 
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Taunusanlage 1 (Skyper) 
60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
Telephone: +49 69 21 659 600
Fax: +49 69 21 659 699 
e-mail: melita.mesaric@weil.com

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Maximilianhoefe 
Maximilianstrasse 13 
80539 Munich, Germany 
Telephone: +49 89 24 243 300 
Fax: +49 89 24 243 399 
e-mail: melita.mesaric@weil.com

Legal Form 
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a limited liability partnership with headquarters in New York, USA.

Authorized Representative in Germany:

Managing Partner of the German offices is Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Taunusanlage 1, 60329 Frankfurt
A list of the names of the partners of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is available on the website www.weil.com

Rechtsanwältinnen and Rechtsanwälte (German Attorneys)

The professional title Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin has been granted in the Federal Republic of Germany. All Rechtsanwältinnen and Rechtsanwälte of the Frankfurt am Main office and of the Munich office are admitted in the Federal Republic of Germany. They are members of the Rechtsanwaltskammer(chamber for attorneys) of their respective location. 

Competent chambers for attorneys:

Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main 
Rechtsanwaltskammer München

The relevant professional regulations for Rechtsanwälte are: 

• Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO)
  
• Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA)
• Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)
• Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO)
• Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG)
• Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Union (CCBE)

The German text of these documents may be accessed via the website of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. The Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Union may be accessed via the website of the CCBE. 

Steuerberater (German Tax Consultants)

The professional title Steuerberater has been granted in the Federal Republic of Germany. AllSteuerberater of the Frankfurt am Main and the Munich office are admitted in the Federal Republic of Germany. 

Competent chamber for tax consultants:

Steuerberaterkammer Hessen 
Steuerberaterkammer München

The relevant professional regulations for Steuerberater are: 

• Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG)
• Durchführungsverordnung (DVStB)
• Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung (StBVV) 
  
• Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BOStB)

The German text of these documents may be accessed via the website of the Bundessteuerberaterkammer (section Downloads/Berufsrecht). 

Attorneys at Law (US-American Attorneys)

The professional title attorney at law is used in the USA. All attorneys at law of the Frankfurt am Main office and of the Munich office are admitted in the USA. 

Competent US-American bar authorities:

Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (if admitted in the State of New York)
The State Bar of California (if admitted in the State of California) 
The District of Columbia Bar (if admitted in the District of Columbia) 
State Bar of Texas (if admitted in the State of Texas)

The relevant professional regulations for attorneys at law are laid down in the individual States in the USA. 

• The Lawyer’s Code of Responsibility is applied in New York. It may be accessed via the website of the New York Bar Association.
• The Rules of Professional Conduct are applied in California. They may be accessed via the website of The State Bar of California.
• The DC Rules of Professional Conduct are applied in the District of Columbia. They may be accessed via the website of the District of Columbia Bar.
• The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct are applied in Texas. They may be accessed via the website at State Bar of Texas.

Value Added Tax Identification Number
DE 211178124 

Professional Liability Insurance
AXA Versicherungs AG 
Lise-Meitner-Str. 4, 60486 Frankfurt am Main 

Territorial application: entire territory of the European Union
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Adressen und Kontakte

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Taunusanlage 1 (Skyper) 
60329 Frankfurt am Main, 
Telefon: 069 21 659 600 
Fax: 069 21 659 699 
e-mail: melita.mesaric@weil.com

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
Maximilianhöfe 
Maximilianstraße 13 
80539 München 
Telefon: 089 24 243 300 
Fax: 089 24 243 399 
e-mail: melita.mesaric@weil.com

Rechtsform 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges ist eine Partnerschaft amerikanischen Rechts ("Limited Liability Partnership") mit Hauptsitz in New York, USA. 

Vertretung in Deutschland:

Managing Partner der deutschen Büros ist Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Taunusanlage 1, 60329 Frankfurt
Eine Liste der Namen der Partner von Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP steht unter www.weil.com  zur Verfügung

Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte

Die gesetzliche Berufsbezeichnung Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin wurde in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland verliehen. Alle Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte der Kanzlei in Frankfurt am Main und der Kanzlei in München sind in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zugelassen. Sie sind Mitglieder der Rechtsanwaltskammer an ihrem jeweiligen Standort. 

Zuständige Rechtsanwaltskammern:
 
Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main 
Rechtsanwaltskammer München

Die maßgeblichen berufsrechtlichen Regelungen für Rechtsanwälte sind: 

• die Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO),
• die Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA),
• das Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG)
• die Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO),
• das Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland (EuRAG),
• die Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union (CCBE).

Die Texte sind zugänglich in dem Internetangebot der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer. Die Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union sind zugänglich in dem Internetangebot des CCBE.

Steuerberater

Die gesetzliche Berufsbezeichnung Steuerberater wurde in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland verliehen. Alle Steuerberater der Kanzlei in Frankfurt am Main der Kanzlei in München sind in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland zugelassen. 

Zuständige Steuerberaterkammer:

Steuerberaterkammer Hessen 
Steuerberaterkammer München

Die maßgeblichen berufsrechtlichen Regelungen für Steuerberater sind: 

• das Steuerberatungsgesetz (StBerG),
• die Durchführungsverordnung (DVStB),
• Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung (StBVV), 
• die Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (BOStB).

Die Texte sind zugänglich in dem Internetangebot der Bundessteuerberaterkammer (Bereich Downloads/Berufsrecht). 
Attorneys at Law (US-amerikanische Anwälte)
Die Berufbezeichnung Attorney at law wird in den USA verwendet. Alle Attorneys at law der Kanzlei in Frankfurt am Main und der Kanzlei in München sind in den USA zugelassen. 

Zuständige US-amerikanische berufsrechtliche Organisationen:

Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York (bei Zulassung im Bundesstaat New York) 
The State Bar of California (bei Zulassung im Bundesstaat California) 
The District of Columbia Bar (bei Zulassung im District of Columbia) 
State Bar of Texas (bei Zulassung im Bundesstaat Texas) 

Die maßgeblichen Berufsregeln werden in den jeweiligen Bundesstaaten der USA festgelegt.

• In New York gilt der Lawyer’s Code of Responsibility. Dieser ist auf der Internetseite der New York Bar Association abrufbar.
• In Kalifornien gelten die Rules of Pofessional Conduct. Diese sind auf der Internetseite der The State Bar of California abrufbar.
• Im District of Columbia gelten die DC Rules of Professional Conduct. Diese sind auf der Internetseite der District of Columbia Bar abrufbar.
• In Texas gelten die Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct . Diese sind auf der Internetseite der State Bar of Texas abrufbar.

Umsatzsteueridentifikations-Nummer

DE 211178124
Berufshaftpflichtversicherung 
AXA Versicherungs AG 
Lise-Meitner-Str. 4, 60486 Frankfurt am Main 
Räumlicher Geltungsbereich: im gesamten EU-Gebiet