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Weil said it launched a program placing first-year law students with its LASER AI and innovation team in summer 2027, followed by offers for its 2028 traditional summer associate program. The firm said participants will spend 10 weeks working on legal technology projects with dedicated mentors.
Weil said Yuni Yan Sobel joined its U.S. antitrust practice as a partner in New York from Paul Weiss. The firm said her work includes domestic and global merger control for private equity, public company acquisitions and restructuring transactions, alongside advice on antitrust risk and regulatory deal terms.
Weil said it received four awards at the IFLR Americas Awards 2026, with winners announced in New York on October 15. The firm said the recognitions covered restructuring, technology innovation, California work and financing for a tourism-sector acquisition, reflecting its cross-border transactional practices.
Weil said it is representing funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in Galderma’s agreement to acquire ZO Skin Health. The firm said the skincare company is being acquired from shareholders including Blackstone and the Obagi family, and that private equity partner Jenna McBain leads its team.
Weil said David Jansen will join its Frankfurt office as a partner in its Private Equity practice in November 2026. The firm said he will advise financial sponsors, asset managers and financial institutions on transactions and regulatory matters, adding expertise in asset management, financial-sector acquisitions and complex secondary transactions.
Weil announced that Olga Stürmer would join its Frankfurt office as a partner in its German Private Equity practice. The firm said she had advised international financial sponsors for more than a decade on private-equity and M&A transactions, including credit-driven special situations and leveraged buyouts.
Weil announced that five partners had been named to Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm said the list was in its third year and described selection as involving editorial research, nominations and recommendations from legal-industry professionals, alongside assessment of candidates’ work and professional standing.
Weil announced that Kyle Krpata and Michael Lubowitz had become co-chairs of its Corporate Department, effective immediately. The firm said the appointments brought together its private equity and mergers and acquisitions leaders to oversee a department spanning 600 lawyers across three continents.