Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Co-Chair of Weil's Tax Department and Head of Weil's Executive Compensation & Benefits practice

Paul Wessel is Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department and heads the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group. He is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Paul focuses his practice on handling employee benefits and executive compensation matters in mergers and acquisitions and financial restructurings, representing corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms and financial institutions. Paul regularly counsels clients in connection with executive compensation, employee benefits and ERISA matters, as well as pension investments and fiduciary matters. His practice includes advising on equity and incentive compensation plans, nonqualified pension plans, and employment, severance and change in control agreements.

Cornell University (B.S., 1983); University at Buffalo (J.D., 1987).