Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy a ‘Hot and Sexy’ Field for Weil Gotshal’s Associates
Posted Aug 18, 2008, 07:20 am CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Bankruptcy is a “hot and sexy” practice area right now, and summer associates at premier bankruptcy law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges feel the attraction.
Seventy percent of the firm’s summer associates chose a bankruptcy-group rotation this year, compared to just 55 percent last year, New York magazine reports. The group is hiring 14 first-year associates this fall, twice last year’s number.
Ronit Berkovich, a Weil Gotshal associate who moved to bankruptcy from corporate law, told the publication that bankruptcy is a “hot and sexy” field.
“Lawyers like to see their deals on the front page of the Wall Street Journal,” she said. “These days, bankruptcy makes great cocktail conversation.”
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