Weil associate blasts 'greed' and 'lack of leadership' as the firm collapses

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Weil Gotshal, a nearly century-old law firm, is preparing to wind down and send nearly 600 associates into the job market. An anonymous associate told Bloomberg Law that members of the management committee used insider information to negotiate deals with other firms and often left associates behind. According to the account, the associate received more than 100 LinkedIn requests from headhunters in the two days after Executive Partner Barry Wolf announced the news. Associates and staff will receive salary and benefits for 90 days.

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Weil Gotshal, a nearly century-old firm, is preparing to wind down and send about 600 associates into the job market
An anonymous associate criticized the firm's leadership for "greed" and a "lack of leadership"
According to the account, management committee members negotiated deals with other firms using insider information

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Weil associate blasts 'greed' and 'lack of leadership' as the firm collapses

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