Brian Kim > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP maintains a strong footing in the borrower-side, regularly advising clients on leveraged finance transactions, public company financings, special situations, debt financings and asset securitizations. It also has ample experience handling complex refinancing transactions across of a range of distressed industries for private clients and their portfolio companies. Gregory Ezring chairs the New York-based practice, representing alternative asset managers in investments in leveraged debt instruments. Ezring co-leads the practice alongside Thomas de la Bastide, who specializes in leveraged buyouts and alternative lending transactions for hedge funds and Brian Kim ,who represents the likes of Apollo in leveraged buyouts. Eric Wedel is another key member of the team, with significant experience representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in acquisition financings.

Lauded as ‘without peer‘ on ‘individual expertise and depth of bench across all practice groups,’ the alternative investment fund team at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles the full range of comprehensive strategic advisory work, including all relevant regulatory issues. With decades of expertise, ‘industry leader’ Udi Grofman leads the team with Marco Masotti, Brian Kim , Claudine Meredith-Goujon , and Steven Williams, who represent and advise a roaster of impressive clients including Blackstone Alternative Asset Management and Credit, Bridgewater Associates and DI Capital Partners, and advise of a wide range of hedge fun products. The team also regularly handles debt and hedge fund formation, SAF fund operation, seed arrangements, and various other investments with underlying funds. Allison Muth is another key contact, assisting with ongoing fund maintenance. All lawyers are based in New York unless stated otherwise.