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Women
continue
to
soar
to
new
heights
in
Biglaw,
and
now
one
of
the
top
firms
in
the
country
is
welcoming
a
woman
into
its
top
leadership
role.
Weil
Gotshal
&
Manges
recently
announced
that
Ramona
Nee,
who
currently
serves
as
one
of
the
firm’s
two
co-managing
partners
alongside
Jonathan
Soler, will
become
its
next
executive
partner.
Nee’s
promotion
is
historic
in
that
she
will
be
Weil’s
third
ever
executive
partner,
and
its
first
female
executive
partner
in
history.
She
will
be
taking
over
for
Barry
Wolf,
who
will
retain
his
role
until
the
beginning
of
2027.
At
the
same
time,
Soler
will
become
Weil’s
sole
managing
partner.
Once
Wolf
retires
at
the
end
of
next
year,
Nee
will
also
assume
his
duties
as
chair
of
the
firm’s
management
committee.
Nee,
a
graduate
of
Boston
University
School
of
Law,
joined
the
firm
in
2002
from
Boston
firm
Hutchins
Wheeler
&
Dittmar.
Right
now,
she
serves
as
co-chair
of
the
firm’s
U.S.
private
equity
practice
and
co-managing
partner
of
its
Boston
office.
Wolf
shared
some
inspirational
words
about
Nee
in
an
interview
with
the
American
Lawyer:
“The
management
committee
fully
endorsed
the
decision,”
Wolf
said.
“There
was
no
acrimony
when
we
made
the
recommendation.
We
did
it
the
Weil
way:
no
election,
no
pitting
people
against
each
other,
and
always
thinking
about
the
firm
first.”
…“[Romona]
has
risen
to
the
occasion
in
every
aspect
of
her
professional
life,
dealing
with
clients,
leadership
issues
and
the
like.
She
was
not
asking
for
this
job.
But
her
loyalty
and
devotion
to
the
firm,
as
well
as
her
ability
to
handle
difficult
situations,
made
it
an
easy
choice.”
Nee,
who
is
brimming
with
optimism
about
her
new
role,
offered
the
following
in
a
statement:
“I
look
forward
to
working
with
[Barry,]
the
Management
Committee,
and
all
of
my
fellow
partners
during
the
transition
period
as
we
continue
to
serve
our
clients,
support
our
people
and
continue
attracting
the
best
talent
in
the
legal
profession.”
Congratulations
to
Ramona
Nee
on
her
historic
ascent
to
the
top
as
Weil
Gotshal’s
executive
partner!
Weil
Names
Ramona
Y.
Nee
Executive
Partner,
Succeeding
Barry
M.
Wolf
[Weil]
Weil
Picks
Successor
to
Longtime
Leader
Barry
Wolf
[American
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