International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced that Corporate partner Glenn D. West has been named the Best Lawyers® 2018 Mergers and Acquisitions “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas/Fort Worth.
The lawyers honored as the Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” are those who received the highest voting averages during the peer-review assessments Best Lawyers conducts, reflecting the deep respect they have earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, professionalism and integrity.
A total of seven Dallas-based Weil partners were selected for inclusion in the 24th edition of The Best Lawyers in America© (2018), which recognizes the nation’s top attorneys:
- Paul R. Genender – Commercial Litigation
- James R. Griffin – Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- T. Ray Guy – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance; Litigation – Securities
- Courtney S. Marcus – Banking and Finance Law
- Rodney L. Moore – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Glenn D. West – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Stephen A. Youngman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
West is one of the region’s most highly regarded mergers and acquisitions and private equity attorneys, having advised on many large and complex transactions at the regional, national and international level. He also co-founded Weil’s Dallas office in 1987 and served as the office’s managing partner for two decades, helping to establish Weil’s reputation across the Southwest for handling sophisticated clients’ most critical legal matters.
West was previously named the Best Lawyers 2017 Leverage Buyouts and Private Equity “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas, Best Lawyers 2013 Mergers and Acquisitions “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas and Best Lawyers 2010 Corporate “Lawyer of the Year” in Dallas.
In 2017 and 2015, West was named to D CEO’s Dallas 500, recognizing the most powerful and influential business leaders in Dallas. West is ranked in the #1 band for Corporate/M&A in Texas by Chambers USA and has also been repeatedly ranked by Chambers as a leading lawyer for private equity nationwide. In 2009 and in 2012, West received a Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing, and in 2009 he was honored by the Texas Tech University School of Law with its Distinguished Alumni Award.
Best Lawyers is based on a peer-review survey in which attorneys cast votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. The 24th edition of The Best Lawyers in America covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Weil’s Dallas office, which is celebrating its 30th year in Texas, brings the best of Wall Street-quality legal services to Dallas and the Southwest. The office is known for its sophisticated transactional, complex commercial litigation, and bankruptcy and restructuring practices, and is also widely recognized for its civic involvement and its extensive pro bono service to the Dallas community.
About Weil
Founded in 1931, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has been a preeminent provider of legal services for more than 80 years. With approximately 1,100 lawyers in offices on three continents, Weil has been a pioneer in establishing a geographic footprint that has allowed the Firm to partner with clients wherever they do business. The Firm's four departments, Corporate, Litigation, Business Finance & Restructuring, and Tax, Executive Compensation & Benefits, and more than two dozen practice groups are consistently recognized as leaders in their respective fields.
