Mr Andrew Colao > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices

767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Andrew Colao

Position
Co-Head of Weil’s Banking & Finance practice and leader of the Private Equity Finance practice
Career
Andrew Colao is Co-Head of Weil’s Banking & Finance practice and leader of the Private Equity Finance practice, primarily representing private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in leverage and corporate finance transactions across a wide range of industries. Clients include American Securities, Blackstone, Dave & Busters, Cornell Capital, Fortress Investment Group, TruArc Partners, OMERS Private Equity, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, and SoftBank.
Education
George Washington University (B.A.); Rutgers Law School (J.D.).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Finance > Commercial lending
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP combines strong lender and borrower-side lending practices, notably advising banks and private equity investors on asset-based loans and leveraged buyout structures, including multi-currency lending. Heading the firm’s global finance practice is Daniel Dokos, whose specialisms include cross-border financing arrangements, usually tied to acquisitions, advising both lenders and borrowers on such transactions and also assisting with recapitalization loans. He is ably supported by co-heads Andrew Colao, who represents private equity in leveraged finance deals, and Dallas’ Courtney Marcus, who advises a broad spectrum of industries in seeking to arrange mezzanine financing, bridge loans and loan restructurings. Heather Viets is recommended for a range of financing types, including bridge loans and first and second lien credit facilities, while Justin Lee focuses on structuring cross-border financings. All lawyers named are based in New York unless otherwise specified.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense