Weil Snaps Up Akin Gump Bankruptcy Partner

Weil, Gotshal & Manges snapped up restructuring lawyer Neil Devaney to lead its Business Finance & Restructuring practice. He is moving from Akin Gump Hauer & Feld, where he was a partner steeped in cross-border finance, restructuring and insolvency matters.

Devaney’s advises clients on complex, high-value debt restructurings, and handles financing arrangements in stressed, distressed and special situations.

Weil’s London finance and restructuring practice has been ranked first for European restructurings by value and volume in the most recent Debtwire Europe Restructuring Advisory Mandates report.

Devaney’s move came as other Big Law firms also are bulking up their bankruptcy expertise ...