Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

What Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP does

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a private, New York-headquartered limited liability partnership founded in 1931, operating as a full-service global law firm under a "one firm" principle. The firm is organized into four departments — Corporate (Transactional & Finance), Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits — and operates 16 offices across the Americas (10 U.S. cities), Europe (London as the second-largest hub plus Brussels, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris), and Asia (Hong Kong), staffed by approximately 1,200 lawyers, including 300+ outside the United States and collectively speaking 48 languages.

The core offering is integrated legal advisory on high-stakes, complex matters: mergers and acquisitions, private equity (including fund formation, deals, and exits), capital markets and banking & finance, antitrust, regulatory/CFIUS, large-scale restructurings and Chapter 11 cases, and complex commercial, securities, and white-collar litigation. Weil is differentiated by its track record on marquee engagements — including service as chief debtors' counsel in 6 of the 10 largest U.S. bankruptcy filings in history (General Motors, Lehman Brothers, American Airlines, Takata, Parmalat, MF Global) and as adviser on 100+ transactions greater than $1 billion in the past year (e.g., Fox Corporation's $22B acquisition of Roku, Yum! Brands' $2.7B sale of Pizza Hut, Brookfield's $20B Global Transition Fund II). The firm also maintains dedicated sector practices in Technology, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Financial Services, Energy, Media & Entertainment, Sports, Infrastructure, Aviation & Aerospace, Hospitality & Leisure, and Retail & Consumer Products, plus a Pro Bono practice that has logged more than 1 million hours since 2005.

Weil's business model is professional services / enterprise legal advisory revenue, with custom quote-based pricing that varies by matter type, complexity, and seniority of counsel; multi-year engagements are typical. The firm employs a partner-led go-to-market anchored by longstanding relationships with 300+ private equity clients (including the 10 largest global PE funds and over 80% of the top 25 globally) and a blue-chip corporate roster spanning AbbVie, Brookfield, Dow, eBay, Eli Lilly, Exxon Mobil, General Electric, Kroger, Meta, Paramount Global, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Regeneron, Sanofi, SiriusXM, TPG, and Willis Towers Watson, plus major financial institutions (AIG, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan). Distribution is direct via the firm's office network, supplemented by thought-leadership content (Leaders podcast, Weil European Distress Index, multiple practice blogs) and lateral partner hiring as a capacity-expansion lever. A material recent event is the firm's naming in a federal insider-trading indictment unsealed in Boston, alleging misuse of M&A documents — a reputational risk that legal peers are also managing across the industry.

Name

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Legal name

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Website

https://weil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1931

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a global, private law firm headquartered in New York with ~1,200 lawyers across 16 offices, delivering integrated legal advisory on complex M&A, private equity, restructuring, litigation, and tax matters to blue-chip corporates, PE sponsors, and financial institutions worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Private equity law
• Bankruptcy restructuring
• Complex commercial litigation

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: Weil generates revenue primarily through legal professional fees charged to clients for legal advisory services on corporate transactions, litigation, restructuring, and other legal matters. Fee structures include hourly billing, fixed fees for specific services, and transaction-based fees for M&A and financing matters.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a global law firm delivering integrated legal advisory services across four core departments: Corporate (Transactional and Finance), Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits. The firm advises corporations, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on high-stakes matters including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, complex litigation, bankruptcies and restructurings, and sophisticated tax matters, with approximately 1,200 lawyers operating as one firm across 16 global offices.

Product overview

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a global law firm operating as a single unified legal services platform with approximately 1,200 lawyers across 16 offices worldwide. The firm's core offering consists of integrated legal services organized into four main departments: Corporate (Transactional and Finance), Litigation, Restructuring, and Tax & Executive Compensation. The Corporate Department encompasses practice areas including M&A, Private Equity, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Antitrust, Regulatory Transactions, Privacy & Cybersecurity, and an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning practice. The firm serves clients across specialized industry sectors including Technology, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Financial Services, Energy, Media and Entertainment, Sports, Infrastructure, Aviation & Aerospace, Hospitality and Leisure, and Retail & Consumer Goods. Beyond traditional legal counsel, Weil offers client engagement through its secure Client Portal and produces thought leadership content including the Weil Private Equity Sponsor Sync newsletter, The Asset Management Corner Podcast, and The Weil European Distress Index research publication. The firm's 'one firm' principle enables coordinated delivery of multi-disciplinary legal advice across jurisdictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Banking & Finance
• Capital Markets
• Litigation Services
• Restructuring

Quantifiable outcome

• Chambers Global 2026 commended Weil with 102 practice area and individual rankings across all four Departments
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PedersoliGattaiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Weil worked alongside PedersoliGattai to advise Advent International on the sale of Irca to CVC. This was a co-counsel relationship on a cross-border M&A transaction.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kirkland & Ellis LLP: The largest law firm in the world by revenue, and Weil's closest direct competitor in private equity, M&A, and restructuring. Both firms dominate the PE sponsor client base and routinely compete head-to-head on the largest transactions.
• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP: Historic direct competitor across M&A, PE transactions, and corporate finance. Skadden's similar global platform and blue-chip client roster place it among the few firms that compete with Weil on the largest deals and most sophisticated clients.
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz: Elite M&A and corporate governance firm, frequently Weil's co-counsel or competitor on the largest U.S. transactions. Wachtell's outsized fee-per-matter model and premier restructuring practice make it the natural comparator at the top of the market.
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP: One of the most prestigious U.S. law firms and a long-standing competitor on premium M&A, capital markets, and litigation. Cravath's "first-chair" partner model mirrors Weil's elite positioning at the top of the legal market.
• Sullivan & Cromwell LLP: Historic Wall Street firm and direct competitor in M&A, capital markets, and high-end transactional work. Both firms share a similar blue-chip financial institution client roster and reputation for handling the most demanding matters.
• Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP: Premier Wall Street firm competing directly with Weil on M&A, securities, finance, and litigation. Davis Polk's blue-chip client base (including top financial institutions and tech companies) overlaps substantially with Weil's roster.
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP: Closely comparable firm with elite PE, M&A, and litigation practices, frequently competing head-to-head on large-cap transactions. Simpson Thacher's similarly global platform and PE fund sponsor base mirror Weil's core franchise.
• Latham & Watkins LLP: Global direct competitor in M&A, PE, finance, and litigation, with comparable scale (one of the largest firms globally). Latham's aggressive lateral hiring and global expansion put it in direct contention for Weil's marquee mandates.
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP: Premier peer firm with overlapping M&A, PE, litigation, and restructuring practices. Paul Weiss has been an aggressive participant in the partner compensation escalation that defines the elite firm market alongside Weil.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP: Elite international M&A and capital markets firm with comparable global footprint and Wall Street pedigree. Cleary's strong cross-border practice and similar financial institution client base make it a natural comparator for Weil's non-U.S. work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles26 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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