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Weil, Gotshal & MangesFT Law 50 2009
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| 2009 Rank | 16 |
| 2008 Rank | 40 |
| 2009 total score for ALL entries submitted | 36 |
| 2009 score band for ALL entries submitted (/10) | 1 |
| Number of standout entries in FT REPORT | 1 |
| Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT | 1 |
| Number of commended entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| 2009: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT | 6 |
| 2009 Score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10) | 2 |
| 2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| 2008 score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5) | 0 |
| 2009 Profits per Equity Partner (PEP) (£k) | 1,253 |
| 2009 Score band for PEP (/5) | 4 |
| Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20) | 16 |
| Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50) | 23 |
US Financial Crisis and the downturn 2009
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Award level | Highly commended |
| Innovation | Lehman Brothers: speeding up bankruptcy sales (“363s”) |
| Originality | 6 |
| Rationale | 7 |
| Impact | 8 |
| Total | 21 |
| Description | The firm accelerated cumbersome court procedures, enabling Lehman’s US investment banking business to be sold to Barclays before assets could depreciate. It set a new standard for “363s”, followed in GM and Chrysler sales |
US Financial Crisis and the downturn 2009 (2)
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Award level | Commended |
| Innovation | Vertis double pre-pack merger with American Color Graphics |
| Originality | 6 |
| Rationale | 7 |
| Impact | 6 |
| Total | 19 |
| Description | Devised a dual reorganisation structure without precedent, combining a “pre-packed” debt-for-equity restructuring with a merger. The creditors received a higher rate of recovery and both the companies were effectively saved |
US Financial Crisis and the downturn 2009 (3)
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Award level | Commended |
| Innovation | Chief restructuring counsel to AIG |
| Originality | 6 |
| Rationale | 6 |
| Impact | 6 |
| Total | 18 |
| Description | Assisting the company in the partial restructuring of obligations to the Fed reserve, the firm's most important work was converting part of the loan to preferred equity, without affecting the priorities of creditors |
FT Law 50 2008
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| 2008 Rank | 40 |
| 2007 Rank | - |
| 2008: Total score for ALL entries submitted | 31 |
| 2008: score band for ALL entries submitted (/10) | 1 |
| Number of standout entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| Number of highly commended entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| Number of commended entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| 2008: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| 2008: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/10) | 0 |
| 2007: total weighted score for ranked entries in FT REPORT | 0 |
| 2007: score band for ranked entries in FT REPORT (/5) | 0 |
| 2007: Profits per Equity Partner (PEP) | 1,055 |
| 2007: score band for PEP (/5) | 3 |
| Assessment of management commitment and innovation value to firm (/20) | 10 |
| Total Innovation Score in the FTLAW50 (/50) | 14 |
Top 10 US Law Firms In Europe For Innovation In Expansion 2008
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York |
| Offices | Budapest, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Paris, Prague, Warsaw |
| Clients and work in Europe | Terra Firma Capital Partners, Suez, Saban Capital Group. Advised private equity firms including JP Morgan Partners in the merger of Spanish companies Ono and Auna. |
| Global turnover 2007 ($US)* | 1,050m |
| Growth in global turnover 2005-2007 (%) | 16 |
| Headcount in Europe 2008 | 300 |
| Headcount growth 2005-2008 (%) | 33 |
| Headcount growth score /5 | 2 |
| Astute lateral hire score /5 | 5 |
| Strategic summary | The firm continues to maintain and expand its business in Europe through a mixture of mergers and astute lateral hires. Significantly grown France and Germany over the past three years. Also has a dynamic Central European practice. |
| Strategic innovation score /10 | 6 |
| Market reputation for innovation: score band /5 | 4 |
| Total score | 17 |
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