International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges announced today that Gil Strauss will join as a partner in the European Finance practice. Specialising in US securities, Gil joins from Freshfields where he leads their high yield practice. Gil trained at Simpson Thacher in New York and has represented underwriters, private equity sponsors and issuers in high yield bond offerings, restructurings, initial public offerings and other corporate finance transactions.
Gil’s remit is to lead the build out of Weil’s European high yield practice, in order to serve the increasing demand by sponsors and banks in the context of new money deals, refinancings and restructurings. Gil has extensive experience working for both private equity sponsors and underwriters on their high yield deals, and will leverage this expertise when working with Weil’s Chambers Band 1 ranked European private equity and sponsor banking practices.
Legal 500 UK singles out Gil as having “truly outstanding knowledge of the market and the relevant law”.
Barry M. Wolf, Weil’s Executive Partner, said, “With a proven track record in helping build a team in the London market and strong client development skills, we are confident that Gil is the right candidate to further develop our global high yield offering.”
Michael Francies, London Managing Partner, commented, “Gil is viewed by sponsor and banking clients alike as one of the best high yield lawyers in the market. His expertise complements perfectly our market-leading private equity and sponsor banking platforms in London and Europe.”
