Ray Gietz retired from the partnership in 2024, having been a partner of Weil since 1989 and a member of the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. He represented buyers, sellers, boards of directors, committees of independent directors and financial advisors in connection with complex mergers and acquisitions transactions, including public and private companies, LBOs, asset sales and joint ventures. He regularly advised boards of directors and committees on defense, corporate governance and other matters. Ray has also been involved in numerous proxy fights and other contests for corporate control.
Ray has been recognized in Chambers USA, Legal 500 US, IFLR1000 and New York Super Lawyers and has been featured as a “Dealmaker” by The American Lawyer. He is also recognized as a “Life Sciences Star” by LMG Life Sciences Guide.
Ray received his B.A. from Columbia College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and his J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.