Appeals and Strategic Counseling Co-Head Zack Tripp and Complex Commercial Litigation and Appeals and Strategic Counseling partner Robert Niles-Weed recently took part in a Q&A with Benchmark Litigation, which was released alongside the publication’s 2025 rankings.

In the Q&A, the two partners discuss the draw of Weil’s appellate practice and how their work presents opportunities for collaboration across the Firm.

“At Weil, we have developed a toolkit for embedding appellate attorneys as part of trial teams early, long before any appellate proceedings, to develop and strengthen our legal arguments throughout the case and set the groundwork for any necessary eventual appeals,” Robert explained.

Zack and Robert also discussed Weil’s deep bench of appellate talent, their clerkship experiences and the future of the appellate practice in Big Law.

“Appeals can come from a wide variety of sources, but more importantly, appellate-like problems are not limited to the appellate courts,” Zack said. “Clients face the same kinds of problems in many other contexts, like in dispositive motions, and appellate practitioners can add enormous value for clients by bringing their skills to bear in those other contexts,” Zack explained.

To read the full Q&A, please click here.