Bankruptcy Law

Bankruptcy a 'Hot and Sexy’ Field for Weil Gotshal’s Associates

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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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