Weil partners land at Goodwin, Quinn Emanuel as wind-down looms

What happened

Goodwin Procter and Quinn Emanuel are hiring partners from Weil, Gotshal & Manges after Weil's leadership recommended an orderly wind-down last week. Tom Henry joins Goodwin, and Adam Fee joins Quinn Emanuel. The partnership has not yet held a formal dissolution vote.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Partner departures reduce a law firm's ability to keep client work and bring in revenue, which can weaken cash available and make the wind-down harder to reverse. Rivals gain experienced lawyers and their client relationships, shifting legal work across firms.

Analyst inference

The moves follow earlier senior lawyer defections and failed merger talks. A team of nearly 40 London funds lawyers is poised to join Gibson Dunn, and Ramona Nee is reportedly in talks with Kirkland & Ellis. Reuters could not confirm those reports.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Weil's partnership has yet to hold a formal dissolution vote, so the firm's future structure remains undecided even after leadership recommended an orderly wind-down last week. Confirmed
2. Watch whether Weil holds the formal dissolution vote, which would mark a binding step toward ending the partnership rather than just a leadership recommendation. Proposed
3. Track how many Weil partners and client teams move to Goodwin, Quinn Emanuel, Gibson Dunn or Kirkland, since each departure can reduce Weil's revenue and cash available. Analyst inference

Evidence

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