Key facts
- The team includes eight partners, led by London private funds co-heads James Bromley and James Sargent, per the report.
- About 30 counsel and associates are also expected to move to Gibson Dunn, according to the report.
- Other partners expected to join include Philip Baynes, Fiona Cumming, Aron Joy, Marc Schubert, Sophie Smith and Jacquelyn Volpe.
- Weil's London office employs approximately 221 lawyers, its second-largest office after New York, per the report.
- Weil has engaged restructuring advisers AlixPartners and lawyers from Davis Polk to assist with the process.
US law firm Gibson Dunn is set to hire a team of almost 40 private funds lawyers in London from Weil, Gotshal & Manges, following close to a year of discussions between the two firms, according to a report dated October 31, 2026.
The group includes eight partners, led by London private funds co-heads James Bromley and James Sargent, together with approximately 30 counsel and associates, the report said. Other partners expected to join include Philip Baynes, Fiona Cumming, Aron Joy, Marc Schubert, Sophie Smith and Jacquelyn Volpe. The proposed move has not yet been formally confirmed by Gibson Dunn, according to the report.
Weil's management committee recommended an orderly wind-down of the 95-year-old firm, with partners expected to vote on the proposal, the report said. The firm has engaged restructuring advisers AlixPartners and lawyers from Davis Polk to assist with the process. Weil's London office employs approximately 221 lawyers, making it the firm's second-largest office after New York, per the report.