Alice Yuan

Partner at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Alice Yuan is a partner in the Private Equity practice at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, based in their Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.1 4 She joined Weil in August 2024 as part of the firm's expansion of its California private equity practice.1 2

Some key points about Alice Yuan's background and role:

She is an experienced private equity dealmaker, advising leading sponsors and their portfolio companies across a wide range of transactions.1 2
Prior to joining Weil, Yuan was a partner in the private equity practice at Massumi + Consoli LLP.1 2
She previously worked as a partner at Kirkland & Ellis, where she collaborated closely with Tana Ryan, who is now the Managing Partner of Weil's Los Angeles office.1 2
Yuan also has in-house experience, having served as Vice President of Corporate Development and Assistant General Counsel at j2 Global (now Ziff Davis and Consensus Cloud Solutions).1 2
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Doctor of Law (JD) degree.3
Yuan is part of Weil's growing presence on the West Coast, as the firm recently opened new offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco in summer 2024.1

At Weil, Alice Yuan is expected to play a key role in expanding the firm's private equity capabilities in California and advising clients across various types of private equity transactions.1 2 Her addition to the firm is seen as instrumental to Weil's growth strategy in the region.1