Merger discussions between Weil and Willkie Farr & Gallagher have ended, with partners at Willkie understood to have been told in the last 24 hours that talks were off.
The news leaves Weil still actively looking for a tie-up, after it told partners in a firmwide meeting on Tuesday (20 October) that it was in merger discussions, without naming the other firm. Bloomberg Law first broke the news of the discussions ending.
