Editing Weil, Gotshal & Manges

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{{Infobox Law Firm
| name                        = Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
| logo                        = [[File:Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Logo.jpg]]
| headquarters                = [[General Motors Building (New York)|General Motors Building]]<br />[[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
| num_offices                 = 21
| num_attorneys               = 1,083 (2016)
| num_employees               =   <!-- Total employees, including attorneys and staff -->
| practice_areas              = General practice
| key_people = Barry M. Wolf, Executive Partner, Management Committee Chair<ref>[http://www.weil.com/people/barry-wolf]</ref>
| revenue                     =  {{profit}}$1.27 billion (2016)<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | date = n.d. | url=http://www.americanlawyer.com/home/id=1202778554972/Weil-Sees-Big-Gains-in-Profits-Revenue?mcode=1202617075486&curindex=0&slreturn=20170106195253|title=Weil Sees Big Gains in Profits, Revenue| work = [[The American Lawyer]] |accessdate= February 6, 2017}}</ref>
| profit_per_equity_partner   =   <!-- amount (year) -->
| date_founded                = 1931 (New York City)
| founder                     = [[Frank Weil]]<br>[[Sylvan Gotshal]]<br>[[Horace Manges]]
| company_type                =  [[Limited liability partnership|Limited-liability partnership]]
| slogan                      =   <!-- not all firms have a slogan, so use as necessary  -->
| homepage                    = [http://www.weil.com weil.com]
}}

'''Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP''', headquartered in [[New York City]], is an American international [[law firm]]. With over 1,000 [[Lawyer|attorneys]], the firm has offices in [[Boston]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Miami]], [[Houston]], [[New York City|New York]], [[Silicon Valley]], [[Dallas]], [[Paris]], [[London]], [[Munich]], [[Prague]], [[Beijing]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Shanghai]], [[Frankfurt]], [[Budapest]], [[Warsaw]] and [[Dubai]]. 

Weil is consistently ranked as one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. <ref>http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/weil,-gotshal-manges-llp/company-overview.aspx</ref> The firm has a gross annual revenue in excess of $1.1 billion, making it amongst the world's most profitable law firms according to [[The American Lawyer]]'s AmLaw 100 survey. <ref>{{dead link|date=October 2012}} [http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1131542411426 "2005 ''The National Law Journal'' 250"].  ''[[The National Law Journal]]''. Retrieved October 9, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1119875747796 |title=The Am Law 100: The Billion-Dollar Club Expands |format = Abstract |subscription=yes | publisher= ''[[The American Lawyer]]'' (via [[Law.com]]) |date= July 1, 2005 |accessdate= October 9, 2012}}</ref>

The firm is best known for representing some of the world's largest companies and financial institutions through its corporate (including subgroups specializing in banking & finance, structured finance, capital markets, technology and IP transactions, private equity),  [[mergers & acquisitions]], [[litigation]], and restructuring practices.<ref>http://www.chambers-associate.com/FirmFeature/3667</ref>  Weil is commonly recognized as the most prominent [[restructuring]] firm in the [[United States]], having served as chief [[debtor]]'s [[counsel]] in 5 of the 6 largest [[Bankruptcy_in_the_United_States#Largest_bankruptcies|corporate bankruptcy]] filings in history. <ref>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-largest-bankruptcies-time-205509224.html</ref>

== Overview ==
The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by [[Frank Weil]], [[Sylvan Gotshal]], and [[Horace Manges]]. Since 1968, Weil has been headquartered in the [[General Motors Building (Manhattan)|General Motors building]], overlooking [[Central Park]], in New York City's [[Manhattan]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]].
 
After its founding in 1931, the firm grew steadily in the following decades, taking on clients including [[General Electric]] and [[General Motors]], and becoming one of the largest law firms in the country. In 1975, the firm opened an office in [[Washington, D.C.]], its first outside New York City, followed in the 1980s by locations in [[Miami]], [[Houston]] and [[Dallas]]. In 1991, the year that the internet became publicly available, Weil was the first global, non-California law firm to open a Silicon Valley office, in [[Redwood Shores]], [[California]]. Later, the firm further spread its practice, notably in non-contentious finance and private equity practice. 

The [[fall of the Berlin Wall]] in 1989 and the subsequent move by Central and Eastern European countries toward market-based economies prompted the firm to launch its international expansion. It established offices in [[Budapest]], [[Prague]] and [[Warsaw]] in the early 1990s, followed by the establishment of offices in [[Frankfurt]], [[London]], [[Munich]] and [[Paris]]. In the 21st century, the firm established offices in [[Beijing]], [[Dubai]], 29/F, [[Alexandra House]], [[Hong Kong]], and [[Shanghai]]. {{As of|2012}} one-quarter of the firm's lawyers practiced outside the U.S.

[[Chambers and Partners]] gives the firm high marks in the following practice areas: bankruptcy, corporate, litigation, mergers and acquisitions, private equity: buyouts, investment funds: fund formation, financial services regulation, intellectual property, antitrust, patent litigation, labor and employment, securities litigation, entertainment litigation and tax.<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/3667-32533 |title= Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |publisher= [[Chambers and Partners]] |date= n.d. |accessdate= October 9, 2012}}</ref>

==Notable recent deals and cases==
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* [[Olympus Corporation]]'s, [[Olympus scandal]] deal for British medical-equipment maker [[Gyrus]] earned Weil an undisclosed portion of the extraordinary $687 million fee; the $2 billion acquisition was the largest in Olympus's history; the fee was shared with the deal's financial advisor and its broker; auditor [[KPMG]] refused to issue an unqualified audit report due to issues with the Gyrus deal for which a 21-attorney Weil team was legal advisor<ref>{{cite web| author = Staff | date = October 27, 2011 | url=http://www.olympus-global.com/en/corc/ir/tes/pdf/nr111027.pdf |title= Additional Information on Our Previous Acquisition Deals | format = [[Portable Document Format|PDF format]] | publisher= [[Olympus Corporation]] |accessdate= October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[General Electric]]'s $11.6 billion sale of [[GE Plastics]] to [[Saudi Basic Industries]]<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Layne, Rachel |author2=Cronin, Sean |date=May 21, 2007 |title=Saudi Basic to Buy GE Plastics Unit for $11.6 Billion (Update 5) | publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a1VdEW0lgM40&refer=home | accessdate = October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[DirecTV]]'s $25 billion stock-for-stock merger with [[Liberty Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nolter |first=Chris |date=May 15, 2009 |title=Malone's Fancy Turns to Tax-Free Spinoffs | work = [[The Deal (magazine)|The Deal]] |url=http://www.thedeal.com/magazine/ID/026739/dealmakers/malones-fancy-turns-to-tax-fre.php | accessdate = October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Sanofi Aventis]]'s $18 billion acquisition of [[Genzyme]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nicholson |first=Chris V. |date=February 16, 2011 |title=Sanofi Agrees to Buy Genzyme for $20.1 Billion | publisher = ''[[DealBook]]'' (blog of ''[[The New York Times]]'') |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/sanofi-agrees-to-buy-genzyme-for-at-least-20-1-billion/ | accessdate = October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[General Electric]]'s $35 billion [[joint venture]] with [[Comcast]] for ownership of [[NBC Universal]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shields |first=Todd |last2=Bliss |first2=Jeff|date=January 18, 2011 |title=Comcast Wins U.S. Approval to Buy NBC Universal From GE for $13.8 Billion |publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/comcast-nbc-universal-deal-said-to-be-near-u-s-fcc-approval.html | accessdate = October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Apple Inc.]]'s favorable settlement of litigation with [[Burst.com]]{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* [[CBS Corporation]]'s successful defense against a lawsuit filed by former reporter and news anchorman [[Dan Rather]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reagan |first=Gillian|date=January 12, 2010 |title=Dan Rather's $70 Million Lawsuit Against CBS Finally Dies | publisher = [[Business Insider]] |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/dan-rathers-70-million-lawsuit-against-cbs-finally-dies-2010-1 | accessdate = October 2012}}</ref>
* [[ExxonMobil]]'s successful breach of contract suit against [[Saudi Basic Industries]] resulting in a $400 million jury award, one of the largest in history{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}
* [[eBay]]'s successful defense in trademark litigation with [[Tiffany & Co.]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Ashby|date=April 1, 2010 |title=Second Circuit Rules for eBay in Counterfeit Goods Case | publisher = ''Law Blog'' (blog of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'') |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/04/01/second-circuit-rules-for-ebay-in-counterfeit-goods-case/ | accessdate = October 9, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Enron bankruptcy]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glater |first=Jonathan D.|date=December 4, 2001 |title= Enron's Collapse: The Lawyers; And the Winners in the Case Are | work = [[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/04/business/enron-s-collapse-the-lawyers-and-the-winners-in-the-case-are.html?scp=2&sq=Enron%20Weil&st=cse }}</ref>
* [[Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers|Lehman Brothers bankruptcy]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Glater |first=Jonathan D. |date=December 13, 2008 |title=The Man Who Is Unwinding Lehman Brothers | work = [[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/business/14miller.html }}</ref>
* [[Washington Mutual]] bankruptcy<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chasan |first=Emily |date=September 28, 2008 |title=WaMu Files Bankruptcy Petition in Delaware |work =[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2008/09/28/afx5480077.html }}
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* [[WorldCom]] bankruptcy<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmitt |first=Richard |date=July 23, 2002 |title=Recent Bankruptcy Filings Become A Field of Gold for Weil Gotshal |work =[[Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1027375577475718720}}
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* [[General Motors bankruptcy]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandler |first=Lisa |date=June 1, 2009 |title=GM Files Bankruptcy to Spin Off More Competitive Firm  |publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aA_QjYuWXWzI}}</ref>
* [[DirecTV]]'s $49 billion sale to [[AT&T]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chiem |first=Linda |date=June 24, 2014 |title=Sealing The Deal: Weil Steers DirecTV In $49B Sale To AT&T  |publisher= [[Law360|LexisNexis]] |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/550228/sealing-the-deal-weil-steers-directv-in-49b-sale-to-at-t}}</ref>
* [[Lenovo]]'s $2.9 billion acquisition of [[Motorola]] from [[Google]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Brian |date=January 14, 2014 |title=Law360's Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs |publisher= [[Law360|LexisNexis]] |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/505565/law360-s-weekly-verdict-legal-lions-lambs}}</ref>
* [[Verizon]]'s $4.4 billion acquisition of [[AOL]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Brian |date=May 12, 2015 |title=Verizon to buy AOL in $4.4 billion mobile video push |publisher= [[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-aol-m-a-verizon-commn-idUSKBN0NX18820150512}}</ref>
* [[Intel]]'s $16 billion acquisition of [[Altera]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=King |first=Ian |date=June 1, 2015 |title=Intel’s $16.7 Billion Altera Deal Is Fueled by Data Centers  |publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-01/intel-buys-altera-for-16-7-billion-as-chip-deals-accelerate}}</ref>
* [[Facebook]]'s $19 billion acquisition of [[WhatsApp]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rosen |first=Ellen |date=February 21, 2014 |title=Weil Advises Facebook as WhatsApp Uses Fenwick: Business of Law  |publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-21/weil-advises-facebook-as-whatsapp-uses-fenwick-business-of-law}}</ref>
* [[Oracle]]'s $9 billion acquisition of [[NetSuite]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Greene |first=Jay |date=July 28, 2016 |title=Oracle to Buy Cloud-Software Provider NetSuite for $9.3 Billion  |publisher= [[Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/oracle-to-buy-netsuite-for-9-3-billion-1469708380}}</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[List of 100 largest law firms]]
* [[List of companies based in New York City]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.weil.com weil.com], the firm's official website
* {{OpenCorp|Weil Gotshal & Manges}}
* [http://www.linkedin.com/companies/weil-gotshal-and-manges LinkedIn profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/3667-32533 Chambers and Partners firm profile]

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