Law firms Weil London restructuring trio leave to join Akin Alex Ryan · 28 April 2026 · 2 min read Restructuring United Kingdom Akin Weil Weil, Gotshal & Manges Akin has hired three restructuring partners from Weil in London, including City restructuring co-head Neil Devaney.Devaney is joining Akin as head of London financial restructuring alongside fellow partners Lois Deasey and Matt Benson.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading Places: Paul Weiss hires in M&A as Paul Hastings and Latham bolster disputesLaw firmsWill Lewallen3 Jun 2026New study finds in-house teams are underprepared for cyber attacks as threats riseLaw firmsKate Peacock1 Jun 2026Trading Places: Simpson continues K&E raid as Paul Weiss adds disputes in HoustonLaw firmsEliza Winter19 May 2026US firms lead as Poundland owner buys British brand Radley pre-administrationLaw firmsKate Peacock28 May 2026Pinsents self-refers to SRA over AI hallucination failingsLaw firmsWill Lewallen26 May 2026Legal Business Awards 2026: which firms made the shortlist?Law firmsNews Editor7 May 2026Quinn hikes London associate payLaw firmsEliza Winter5 Jun 2026Clifford Chance overhauls partnership structure amid management bid to clear $5m PEPLaw firmsEliza Winter4 Jun 2026Hostile bids, learning curves and mega-mergers: Anglo American GC Kate Southwell on a hectic three yearsIn-HouseTheresa Hargreaves3 Jun 2026