Alumni
Welcome, Weil Alumni!
More than 7,000 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.
Inside the Deal
When distinguished Weil Alum Natasha Gopaul started her career in law, she found herself in the middle of one of the most significant financial events in modern history – the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy. From those intense early days, she built a foundational career at Weil before taking on a newly created role at Blackstone. Today, as a senior leader at that firm, she oversees a global team and navigates an increasingly complex geopolitical and macroeconomic landscape.
Chris Machera – Co-Head of Weil’s Private Equity Group and a member of our Management Committee – recently sat down with Natasha to discuss her journey, her approach to leadership, the evolving expectations for outside counsel and the critical trends – from AI to the perpetuals world – shaping the industry in 2026.
Read Chris’ interview with Natasha, which is featured in the just-published Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync.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.
In the News
Bruce Meyer was appointed Interim Executive Director by a unanimous vote of the Executive Board of the Major League Baseball Players Association. The board is made up of 72 Major and Minor League Players elected by their teammates to two-year terms of service.
Previously the MLBPA Deputy Executive Director, Bruce joined the union’s staff in 2018 as Senior Director, Collective Bargaining & Legal. On behalf of the union, he led negotiations on the 2022 Major League Basic Agreement, the 2020 Basic Agreement and the 2023 Basic Agreement for Minor League Players. He will continue to act as the MLBPA’s chief negotiator for the union’s next Basic Agreement, which expires in December of this year.
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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