England - London • Corporate and commercial
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP acts for a broad client base, offering expertise in a diverse range of areas including private funds, restructurings and insolvencies, financings, and tax disputes. Oliver Walker, whose clients include private equity funds, corporate management teams, and high net worth individuals, co-leads the department alongside Jenny Doak, whose practice covers restructurings, financings, and public and private M&A. Aron Joy and senior counsel Daniella Abel, praised by clients for their ‘clear’ and ’practical’ advice, share a specialism in private funds taxation.
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Testimonials
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‘Aron Joy and Daniella Abel are valued partners to the business who support us in commercial discussions with our clients. Their advice is typically practical, with clear recommendations, which avoids prolonged negotiation.’
'An excellent and experienced team when it comes to oil and gas taxation and associated litigation. Biggest energy companies as clients.'
'Jenny Doak is responsive and had huge knowledge of oil and gas tax, having come from an oil and gas firm.'
'The combination of high levels of expertise and experience in the senior members of the team with the hard-working and intelligent junior members makes for an effective litigation combination.'
'Jenny Doak is a highly experienced tax lawyer - her insight combined with her practical approach are a rare combination.'
Key clients
- A&M Capital Advisors Europe LLP
- Ad Hoc Lenders for Nordic Aviation Capital
- Advent International
- AMC Entertainment
- Ares Management
- Ashgrove Capital
- Bain Capital
- Brookfield
- Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC
- Goldman Sachs
- Guggenheim Securities, LLC
- iCON Infrastructure
- Lazard Asset Management Limited
- Macquarie Securities
- Octopus
- Original Talent Limited
- PAI Partners
- Providence Equity
- Providence Equity
- Public Sector Pension Investment Board
- Px3 Partners
- Sumeru Equity
- Sun European Partners, LLP
Lawyers
Rising stars
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jenny Doak, Oliver Walker