Weil, Gotshal Names 11 New Partners

Weil, Gotshal & Manges said Monday that it has named 11 new partners and six new counsel effective Jan. 1. The promotions include Alexandre Duguay, of the Paris office, who was named a partner. Duguay focuses on private equity and M&A.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that it has named eleven new partners and six new counsel effective January 1, 2012. These appointments span eight offices and four countries.

“These new partners and counsel are a true reflection of the global nature of our firm today,” said Weil’s Executive Partner Barry Wolf. “I want to congratulate each and every one of them for their outstanding efforts; they represent the future of Weil and we could not be more proud.”

New partners include:

Yehudah Buchweitz, Complex Commercial Litigation, New York
Alexandre Duguay, Private Equity/Mergers & Acquisitions, Paris
Heather Emmel, Capital Markets, New York
Michael Kohl, Finance, Frankfurt
Eric Lyttle, Products Liability, Washington D.C.
Jamie Maples, International Arbitration, London
Sonal Mehta, Patent, Silicon Valley
Chayim Neubort, Tax, New York
Patrick O’Toole, Complex Commercial Litigation, Boston
Adrian Percer, Patent, Silicon Valley
Heath Tarbert, Financial Regulatory, Washington D.C.
New counsel include:

Fabienne Beuzit, Business Finance and Restructuring, Paris
Mark Fiore, Complex Commercial Litigation, New York
Christopher Gleason, Banking and Finance, Dallas
Ariel Kronman, Structured Finance, New York
Stuart Morrissy, Capital Markets, New York
Roshelle Nagar, Banking and Finance, New York
For biographies on each of the individuals, please visit www.weil.com.

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About Weil

Weil, Gotshal & Manges (www.weil.com), an international law firm of over 1,200 lawyers, including approximately 300 partners, is headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Budapest, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Miami, Munich, Paris, Prague, Providence, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Warsaw, Washington, D.C. and Wilmington.