Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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.