Weil's Black Partners

Our global Black partners launched a dinner series for distinguished Black business leaders. The inaugural dinner featured professionals from Blackstone, Carlyle, Evercore, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Paramount and Warburg Pincus, among others.

Our speaker this evening was Dasha Smith, Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, NFL. Our dinner series will take place quarterly and will focus on the evolution of particular industries and sectors.

Weil partners featured in this photo are: Adam Banks, Chantale Fiebig, Adé Heyliger, Trey Muldrow, Bambo Obaro and Jannelle Seales.

The event was held in conjunction with our BLAST (Black Lawyers Achieving Success Together) initiative, which provides leadership and business development opportunities for partners, counsel and senior associates.

Chantale Fiebig, Co-Managing Partner of Weil’s Washington, D.C. office, was recently featured in a Q&A with Corporate Counsel after being named a Managing Partner of the Year at the 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards. Chantale recalled the best leadership advice she has received in her career: to invest deeply in teams, value colleagues and to “listen more than you talk.” She explained that these guidelines make it easier to manage a busy life and have provided her with meaningful insight into the issues important to attorneys, staff and clients. Reflecting on her early career, Chantale added that she was grateful for her time as an assistant federal prosecutor, where she learned to be an effective trial lawyer.

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Weil’s Black partners are frequent contributors of legal insights and are regularly featured on our blogs and in industry publications. Additionally, Bambo Obaro serves as a member of Law360’s 2024 Trials Editorial Advisory Board.

Recent highlights include:

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act – Adé Heyliger (December 2024)

Antitrust Enforcement in Trump’s Second Term: Policy Changes, Enforcement Priorities, and Leadership Turnover – Kristin Sanford (November 2024)

New HSR Rules, and Impact of Change in Administration – Kristin Sanford (November 2024)

Nasdaq Governance Requirements Update: Rule Changes Clarify Phase-In Schedules and Cure Periods for Key Board Requirements – Adé Heyliger (October 2024)

New Deadlines for Schedule 13G Filers Take Effect on September 30, 2024 – Adé Heyliger (September 2024)

International Data Transfers: Back in the Spotlight – Barry Fishley (September 2024)

Consent or Pay: One Rule for Some (Large Online Platforms), Another Rule for Everyone Else? – Barry Fishley (August 2024)

Data Protection and Cyber Security Round-Up Note – Barry Fishley (August 2024)

EU AI Act: Overview and FAQs – Barry Fishley (June 2024)

SEC Division Director Provides Guidance on Form 8-K Cyber Incident Disclosure – Adé Heyliger (May 2024)

Quarterly Review of Corporate Governance and Public Company Disclosure Developments – Adé Heyliger (April 2024)

Navigating Cybersecurity Reporting Obligations in the E.U. and the U.K. – Barry Fishley (April 2024)

Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync: The Rise of the Continuation Fund – Trey Muldrow (April 2024)

Risks of Nonmutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel in MDLs – Chantale Fiebig (March 2024) 

Data Privacy–U.K. Enforcement Approach: An Update for PE Firms – Barry Fishley (March 2024)

Weil’s 2023 PIPE Survey – Adé Heyliger (March 2024)

SEC Finalizes Tougher Rules for SPACs – Adé Heyliger (February 2024)

Heads Up for the 2024 Proxy Season: Key Corporate Governance, Disclosure and Engagement Topics – Adé Heyliger (January 2024)

U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division Finalize Joint Merger Guidelines – Kristin Sanford (January 2024) 

Weil’s Black partners are recognized as leaders in their respective fields by the business and legal press. Our partners have recently earned the following distinctions:

Adam Banks was recognized as a 2024 Notable Black Leader by Crain’s New York Business. He was previously named a finalist for the “Diversity Initiative” award at the New York Law Journal’s 2024 Legal Awards, and was shortlisted for the “Diversity & Inclusion: Outstanding Contribution” award at the 2023 Chambers USA Awards.

Chantale Fiebig was named a finalist for “D.C. Managing Partner of the Year” at the National Law Journal’s 2024 Legal Awards, and was recognized as a “Winning Litigator” at the National Law Journal’s 2023 Legal Awards. She was also recognized as “Managing Partner of the Year” at Corporate Counsel’s 2023 Women, Influence & Power in Law Awards, and was shortlisted for “Litigator of the Year” by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its 2023 Women in Business Law Americas Awards. Additionally, Chantale was named among Lawdragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2023-2024).

Barry Fishley was ranked among the “Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in EMEA” in MergerLinks 2021 League Tables.

Adé Heyliger was named among the NACD Directorship 100 honorees for 2023 and 2024, an annual list recognizing the most influential people in the boardroom. He was also named among Savoy magazine’s “2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers,” and to the 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll in recognition of his significant contribution of pro bono legal services. 

Trey Muldrow was named among the “Most Influential Lawyers” by Savoy Magazine (2024), and a “Notable Diverse Leader in Law” by Crain’s New York Business (2022).

Bambo Obaro was named to the Daily Journal’s “Top 100 lawyers” list and recognized in Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 X – The Next Generation list in 2024. He was previously recognized in Benchmark Litigation’s “40 & Under Hot List” (2021 and 2022).

Kristin Sanford was named to Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 X – The Next Generation list (2024).

Jannelle Seales was the recipient of the Jonathan Weiss and László Nagy Mentoring Award during Weil’s 2024 Mentoring Week, in recognition of her dedicated contributions to mentoring and the development of Weil’s global lawyers. She was also named to Lawdragon’s inaugural 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers list in 2024, and shortlisted for “Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” by Euromoney Legal Media Group in its Women in Business Law Americas Awards for 2023 and 2024.

Martin Weatherston-Wilson was recognized as a 2024 Private Equity Rising Star by Law.com International.

Weil welcomed acclaimed Wall Street executive Duane Hughes for a fireside chat centered around optimizing DEI principles to bring in business and enable strong commercial growth. Duane is the Managing Director and Chair of the Americas Advisory Council at UBS. He is pictured above with partners Trey Muldrow, Jannelle Seales and Adam Banks.

Weil values feedback and mentorship to enhance the professional growth of our diverse practitioners. Given their collective level of achievement, our Black partners offer guidance for Black associates and law students who want to follow in their footsteps.

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Weil partners across our U.S. offices shared valuable insights with Vault in a series of Practice Area Q&As, providing firsthand insight into their chosen area of law, the clients they represent, and the various career opportunities for associates on their teams. Learn about working on prominent corporate, litigation and restructuring matters at Weil.

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