Michael Francies Explained
Michael Shaul Francies (born 14 October 1956) is a British solicitor who specializes in equity financing. He is currently the managing partner of the London office of Weil, Gotshal & Manges.[1]
Early life and education
Francies was born in Israel, but moved to the UK as a young child. He earned his law degree at Manchester University; and did graduate work in finance at the College of Law, London.
Career
After completing the bar, Francies began working with Clifford Chance. In 1998 he moved to Weil Gotshal & Manges, where he still works.[2]
In 2009 an industry magazine described Francies as "the best UK corporate partner currently practising with a US firm."[3]
Honours
- 2004, "Partner of the Year" - The Lawyer.[4]
- 2006, "Deal Lawyer of the Year" - Legal Week.[5]
- 2008, one of the Times Online's "Law 100", a list of "the most powerful and influential [people] within the law today".[6]
- 2009, "Hot 100 2009" - The Lawyer [7]
Notes and References
- http://weil.com/wgm/pages/Controller.jsp?z=l&sz=p&db=common/firmdir.ns5&d=29A1C1C97FA09895852566B30027ED98&v=0&f=London Weil, Gotshal & Manges site
- http://www.kirkland.com/siteFiles/kirkexp/news/7449/PDF/Cash%20Cowboys.pdf Richard Lloyd, "Cash Cowboys"
- http://www.legalweek.com/Navigation/36/Articles/1000091/Weil+Gotshal++Manges.html "Weil, Gotshal & Manges"
- http://www.thelawyer.com/lawyerawards/2004/cat_19.html Lawyer Awards site
- http://www.legalweek.com/Articles/131918/Deal+Lawyer+of+the+Year+Winner+Mike+Francies,+Weil+Gotshal+.html Legal Week article on Francies
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080511221315/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article3785478.ece Frances Gibb and Alex Spence, "Times Law 100"
- http://www.thelawyer.com "The Hot 100 2009"
