When a Biglaw firm collapses, its competitors don’t exactly wait for the farewell party to start recruiting. Weil Gotshal is preparing to wind down after a stunning series of partner departures and failed merger talks, and Gibson Dunn could soon welcome enough of its lawyers to populate a small firm.
According to the Financial Times, Gibson Dunn is in talks to hire as many as 120 Weil lawyers across the U.S. and London, including more than 20 partners. If their plans come together, it would be one of the largest group lateral moves the legal industry has ever seen. These days, unfortunately, everything about Weil seems to be making history for all the wrong reasons.
The group includes Andrew Chizzik, Weil’s head of private funds in New York, along with James Bromley and James Sargent, co-heads of its London private funds practice. The prospective hires span fund structuring, regulation, tax, and finance. That’s quite the package deal for Gibson Dunn.
Neither firm commented on the blockbuster group lateral move.
As readers know, Weil’s road to dissolution has been paved with partner exits, merger discussions that went nowhere, and an incoming leader who decided she no longer wanted the job. Now, a nearly century-old firm with approximately 1,200 lawyers and $2 billion in annual revenue is preparing to close its doors. So much for the security of a prestigious Biglaw name.
For the Weil lawyers who could be heading to Gibson Dunn, this would certainly be welcome news during an otherwise miserable chapter. Here’s hoping the associates and staff still wondering what comes next will soon have something to celebrate, too.
Gibson Dunn in talks to hire 120 lawyers from Weil as firm dissolves [Financial Times]
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Weil Associate Blasts ‘Greed’ And ‘Lack Of Leadership’ As Firm Collapses
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Weil’s Merger With Willkie Is Dead, But Its Partner Exodus Is Very Much Alive
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Cravath And Weil Are Just Trading Partners At This Point
Weil’s Revolving Door Now Spins In Both Directions
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Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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When a Biglaw firm collapses, its competitors don’t exactly wait for the farewell party to start recruiting. Weil Gotshal is preparing to wind down after a stunning series of partner departures and failed merger talks, and Gibson Dunn could soon welcome enough of its lawyers to populate a small firm.
According to the Financial Times, Gibson Dunn is in talks to hire as many as 120 Weil lawyers across the U.S. and London, including more than 20 partners. If their plans come together, it would be one of the largest group lateral moves the legal industry has ever seen. These days, unfortunately, everything about Weil seems to be making history for all the wrong reasons.
The group includes Andrew Chizzik, Weil’s head of private funds in New York, along with James Bromley and James Sargent, co-heads of its London private funds practice. The prospective hires span fund structuring, regulation, tax, and finance. That’s quite the package deal for Gibson Dunn.
Neither firm commented on the blockbuster group lateral move.
As readers know, Weil’s road to dissolution has been paved with partner exits, merger discussions that went nowhere, and an incoming leader who decided she no longer wanted the job. Now, a nearly century-old firm with approximately 1,200 lawyers and $2 billion in annual revenue is preparing to close its doors. So much for the security of a prestigious Biglaw name.
For the Weil lawyers who could be heading to Gibson Dunn, this would certainly be welcome news during an otherwise miserable chapter. Here’s hoping the associates and staff still wondering what comes next will soon have something to celebrate, too.
Gibson Dunn in talks to hire 120 lawyers from Weil as firm dissolves [Financial Times]
Earlier: Till Dissolution Do Us Part: Inside Weil’s Biglaw Breakup
Weil Associate Blasts ‘Greed’ And ‘Lack Of Leadership’ As Firm Collapses
What Killed Weil? Rainmakers Who Left In Packs
Weil’s Collapse Is Biglaw’s Halloween Nightmare
Weil’s Wind-Down Message To Associates: Good Luck Out There, And Don’t Forget Your Timesheets
Before Weil, The Biggest Collapse In Biglaw History Ended In Criminal Court
After 95 Years, Weil Gotshal Is Winding Down
Weil Practice Head Tells His Associates To Start Looking For Work Elsewhere
Weil Cancels Webinar Inviting 1Ls To ‘Explore What A Career Here Could Look Like’
Weil Gotshal Is Now Discussing A Possible Wind-Down
Weil Partners Are ‘Frantically Sending Résumés’ As Leadership Weighs Its Options
Weil’s Successor Walked Away, And Now The Firm Has A ‘Run On The Bank’ Problem
Weil’s Incoming Leader Won’t Take The Job, And Might Take One At Simpson Thacher Instead
Weil’s Merger With Willkie Is Dead, But Its Partner Exodus Is Very Much Alive
Weil Gotshal Is Reportedly Negotiating A Merger, About A Month After Saying It Wasn’t In Merger Talks
Cravath And Weil Are Just Trading Partners At This Point
Weil’s Revolving Door Now Spins In Both Directions
Weil Is Relieved To Lose Its Biggest Rainmaker. Cravath Is Thrilled To Get His ‘Values.’
The Cravath Shade Wasn’t A One-Off: Weil Insiders Line Up To Say Good Riddance
Weil’s Corporate Chair Decamps For Cravath, Which Weil Would Like You To Know Is ‘A Smaller Platform’
Top Biglaw Firm Announces Its First Female Executive Partner In History
Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.
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