Michael Francies

Michael Francies
Michael Francies (2004)
Born	14 October 1956 (1956-10-14) (age 55) Tiberias, Israel
Nationality	British
Occupation	Solicitor
Website
Weil, Gotshal & Manges site

Michael Francies (born 1956) is a solicitor in the United Kingdom who specializes in equity financing. He is currently the managing partner of the London office of the United States firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. ^[1] In 2004 he won the "Partner of the Year" award at The Lawyer awards.^[2] He followed this by winning the "Deal Lawyer of the Year" award at the Legal Week awards in 2006.^[3]

Early life and education

Francies was born in Israel, but moved to the UK with his family as a young child. He did most of his schooling and university there. He earned his law degree at Manchester University (LLB, 1978); and did graduate work in finance at the College of Law, London (LSF, 1979).

Career

After law school and passing the bar, Francies started with Clifford Chance, which became one of the largest global law firms after its merger. It is based at Canary Wharf, but has offices throughout Europe, and in other nations, including the United States.

He moved to Weil Gotshal & Manges in 1998.^[4] In 2009 an industry magazine described Francies as "the best UK corporate partner currently practising with a US firm."^[5]

Francies was among the "Hot 100 2009" by The Lawyer.^[6]

Honors

• World's 10 Best Equity Lawyers, Expert Guides, Managing Partners Forum^[7]
• 2008, named one of the Times Online's "Law 100", a list of "the most powerful and influential [people] within the law today".^[8]

References

1. ^ Weil, Gotshal & Manges site
2. ^ Lawyer Awards site
3. ^ Legal Week article on Francies
4. ^ Richard Lloyd, "Cash Cowboys", Legal Business, Kirkland.com, March 2003, accessed 21 Jun 2010
5. ^ "Weil, Gotshal & Manges", Legal Week, 21 Aug 2009, accessed 21 Jun 2010
6. ^ "The Hot 100 2009", The Lawyer
7. ^ "World's 10 Best Equity Lawyers", Managing Partners Forum
8. ^ Frances Gibb and Alex Spence, "Times Law 100", Times Online, 22 Apr 2008, accessed 21 Jun 2010

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Name	Francies, Michael
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Date of birth	14 October 1956
Place of birth	Tiberias, Israel
Date of death
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