Weil was recognized in 47 categories in the 2026 edition of Legal 500 United States. In addition, Weil’s lawyers received 79 rankings in the directory. Ten lawyers were included in Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame,” 38 received “Leading Partner” recommendations, four received “Leading Trial Lawyer” recommendations, 17 received “Next Generation Partner” recommendations and one received a “Leading Associate” recommendation.
Legal 500 commended Weil’s strengths across departments, including its success in “secur[ing] landmark victories across pharmaceutical antitrust litigation, environmental and consumer protection suits, copyright and greenwashing class actions and multibillion-dollar energy and M&A disputes,” expertise that “covers a wide array of matters relating to US bankruptcy and domestic and international insolvency” and capabilities “positioned to be able to advise on the full spectrum of private equity transactions.”
Weil was recommended in the following practice areas in the United States:
Antitrust
- Civil Litigation/Class Actions: Defense
- Merger Control
Dispute Resolution
- Appellate: Courts of Appeal
- Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Corporates
- Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense – Advice to Individuals
- General Commercial Disputes – Premium ($500m+)
- M&A Litigation: Defense
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products (including Tobacco)
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense (Toxic Tort)
- Securities Litigation: Defense
Energy
- Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas – Large-Cap ($500m+)
Environment
- Environment – Environment: Transactional
Finance
- Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
- Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: Equity Offerings – Advice to Managers
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Issuers
- Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings – Advice to Underwriters
- Commercial Lending – Advice to Borrowers
- Commercial Lending – Advice to Bank Lenders
- Restructuring (including Bankruptcy): Corporate
- Structured Finance – Securitization
Healthcare
- Life Sciences
Industry Focus
- Sport
Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Patents: Licensing
- Patents: Litigation (Full Coverage)
- Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Trade Secrets (Litigation and Non-Contentious Matters)
- Trademarks: Litigation
Investment Fund Formation and Management
- Private Equity Funds (including Venture Capital)
Labor and Employment
- Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation and Retirement Plans: Transactional
- Labor and Employment Disputes (including Collective Actions)
- Workplace and Employment Counseling
M&A/Corporate and Commercial
- Corporate Governance
- M&A: Large-Deals ($1bn+)
- Private Equity Buyouts: Large-Deals ($500m+)
International Trade and National Security
- CFIUS
Media, Technology and Telecoms
- Advertising and Marketing: Litigation
- Media and Entertainment: Litigation
- Technology Transactions
- Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactions
Real Estate and Construction
- Real Estate – Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
Tax
- Financial Products
- International Tax
- US Taxes: Non-Contentious