Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP benefits from the firm’s global presence, enabling it to provide multi-jurisdictional tax advice on private equity and funds matters, securitizations, REITS, capital markets, and other financing matters. Practice head Joseph Pari, who is based in Washington DC and New York, has extensive expertise advising on federal income taxation matters. In Washington DC, Daniel Nicholas practice covers worldwide finance, capital markets and derivatives transactions, with a specific focus on debt instruments, asset-based financing transactions and derivatives, international taxation, and taxation of financial products. Also in DC, Graham Magill and Devon Bodoh advise debtors, creditors, and other investors on modifications of debt and debt and equity exchanges whilst David Levy has a special focus on REITs and other real estate-related tax work.

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Key clients

  • Aflac
  • Credit Suisse
  • Elanco Animal Health Incorporated
  • Guggenheim Securities
  • The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
  • Lendmark Financial Services LLC
  • Nuveen
  • OMERS Private Equity
  • The RMR Group LLC
  • Service Properties Trust
  • SVC ABS LLC
  • WEX Inc.

Work highlights

  • Advised Guggenheim Securities, as underwriter and placement agent, in a $750 million issuance of ABS 144A/Reg S and privately placed notes by Jonah Energy ABS I LLC, secured by proved, developed, and producing oil and gas assets.
  • Advised Service Properties Trust, as sponsor, in its $610.2 million issuance of 144A/Reg S asset-backed mortgage notes backed by commercial real estate properties and triple-net leases by SVC ABS LLC, with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs acting as lead underwriters.
  • Advised Lendmark Financial Services, LLC as sponsor and servicer, in a $350 million 144A/Reg S asset-backed securitization facility by Lendmark Funding Trust 2023-1 backed by a portfolio of personal consumer loans and retail sales finance contracts.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Joseph Pari