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 categoryWeil London M&A stars set to join Sullivan & Cromwell as exits mountLaw firmsKate Peacock16 Sep 2026‘Seismic changes’ – breaking down the Weil US exits as firmwide departures near 30Law firm dataAlex Ryan16 Sep 2026Full details – the six M&A partners set to leave Weil for CravathLaw firmsKate Peacock11 Sep 2026Keystone Law to pay shareholders special dividend as H1 revenue rises 23%Law firmsTom Cox14 Sep 2026Trading Places: Weil makes New York hire as Paul Weiss picks up Kirkland funds partnerLaw firmsKate Peacock9 Sep 2026Paul Hastings builds London restructuring with Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, Sidley hiresLaw firmsAlex Ryan10 Aug 2026‘Huge questions facing law firm leaders’ – AI, ethics and talent take centre stage at new City law summitLaw firmsKate Peacock18 Sep 2026Travers Smith hires Mayer Brown antitrust head in fourth partner move in fortnightLaw firmsTom Cox17 Sep 2026Latham and Sidley lead as Boehly and Walter exit Chelsea investmentLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Sep 2026