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The New York Law Journal profiled Robert Niles-Weed, who was recognized as a Rising Star at the publication’s New York Legal Awards. Robert was honored for advising clients in numerous disputes in trial and appellate litigation in state and federal courts, as well as for his work as Chair of Hope in a Box, a non-profit supporting LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms nationwide, and his leadership of WeilPride. Read more about Robert’s achievements: https://lnkd.in/efMQD5eT

We are pleased to introduce the 2024-2025 class of Weil Legal Innovators, our flagship multi-stakeholder public service initiative. This dedicated group of rising law school students will have the opportunity to work on social and legal challenges at these leading nonprofits: the ACLU of Texas, the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Graham Windham, the International Rescue Committee, the National Women's Law Center, The Posse Foundation, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the United Way of New York City and the World Wildlife Fund. The Innovators deferred entering their first year of study at one of our WLI partner law schools to complete a year of public service focusing on a variety of issues, including gender equality, human rights, housing justice and ESG. As part of the program, they will also participate in robust professional development programming throughout the year facilitated by leaders in the nonprofit and business sector, as well as mentorship from Weil lawyers and professional staff. Congratulations to the class of 2024-2025, we are excited to see all you will accomplish! Learn more about Weil’s Legal Innovators Program and this year’s Innovators: https://lnkd.in/epqFede #WeilLegalInnovators #NonProfit #Fellowship

The New York Law Journal profiled Candace Arthur, who was named a Rising Star at the publication’s New York Legal Awards. Candace was recognized for representing various parties in bankruptcy proceedings, as well as for her mentoring efforts across Weil’s affinity groups, including Black Lawyers Achieving Success Together and Women@Weil. When asked about advice for young attorneys, Candace emphasized the importance of being a “problem-solver.” Read more about Candace’s achievements: https://lnkd.in/eHwbJkr2

Read Weil's latest In Brief: European Disputes Blog post from Britta Grauke, Gero Pogrzeba and Daniel Matijevic: Injunctive Relief in German Civil Cases – No Longer Possible Without an Oral Hearing? – https://lnkd.in/e3Vuuymd

Read Weil’s latest Sustainability & ESG Alert from Robert Stern, Lyuba Goltser, Rebecca Grapsas and Ben Marcu – SEC’s Settlement with Keurig Portends Expanded ESG Liability – https://lnkd.in/eQE-ChBj

Congratulations to Rebecca Sivitz on being named one of Law360’s 2024 Rising Stars for Employment. Rebecca told the publication that the biggest engagements in her career to date include advising The Kroger Company in relation to its pending $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons Companies, as well as related litigation, and The Home Depot in its $18 billion acquisition of SRS Distribution. Read more about Rebecca’s honor and her other professional achievements: https://lnkd.in/eNUBcfAr #RisingStar #Employment

We are proud to have been named Antidiscrimination Firm of the Year at the 2024 Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards EMEA. Weil was recognized for our efforts forming and leading a group of 50+ businesses, charities, academics and policy makers to explore making social class a protected characteristic in the Equality Act, an initiative spearheaded by partner Jacky Kelly. Read more about this honor: https://lnkd.in/e_qBp2Xe #SocialImpact

A Weil team led by Capital Markets Co-Head Alex Lynch and partner Barbra Broudy advised Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and another leading financial institution, as lead underwriters, in a $980 million follow-on offering of common stock of UL Solutions Inc. The follow-on offering was comprised entirely of secondary shares sold by UL Standards & Engagement, a nonprofit organization. Weil previously advised the underwriters in the $1.1 billion initial public offering of UL Solutions Inc. At closing, the IPO was the second largest IPO to date in 2024. Read more about this transaction and the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/edsGwD56

Weil won a decisive victory on behalf of client New York City Regional Center, LLC, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an order affirming in its entirety a lower court’s dismissal of all claims in a $50M+ investor “mass action.” The Second Circuit’s ruling upholds a September 28, 2023 decision by the S.D.N.Y. dismissing with prejudice all of the more than 100 EB-5 investor plaintiffs’ fraudulent inducement and breach of fiduciary duty claims asserted against NYCRC. The Weil team was led by David Lender, Co-Chair of Weil’s global Litigation Department, and Gregory Silbert, Co-Head of the Firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation and Appeals and Strategic Counseling practices. Read more about this decision and the full Weil team: https://lnkd.in/eH-kdq_j

Congratulations to the Weil teams who advised on these two transactions that earned Impact Deal of the Year honors at the LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards 2024: – Sanofi’s $2.2 billion acquisition of Inhibrix. The Weil team was led by Corporate Department Chairman Michael J. Aiello, Technology & IP Transactions Co-Head Jeffrey Osterman, U.S. Privacy and Cybersecurity Head Olivia Greer and Antitrust partner John Scribner. – Johnson & Johnson’s $13.1 billion acquisition of Shockwave Medical Inc. The Weil team was led by U.S. Antitrust Co-Head Jeff Perry and Antitrust partner Kristin High Sanford. Read more about these two award-winning transactions: https://lnkd.in/e5kPE_4X