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NEW YORK, NY 10166-0193
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Edward Wei
Work Department
Tax
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Edward S. Wei is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and member of the Tax Practice Group. Mr. Wei’s practice focuses on a wide range of U.S. and international tax matters involving corporations, partnerships and LLCs, including private equity, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, bankruptcy restructurings, REITs/real estate and debt and equity capital markets.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
(Next Generation Partners)With offices in New York, Washington DC, California, and Texas, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP’s transactional tax team is well placed to handle matters for major clients, including multinational corporations, sovereign wealth funds, investment funds, and start-ups, in several key industries. The energy sector has recently been an area of strength, with the practice advising oil and gas exploration and production company Pioneer Natural Resources in relation to its $65bn with ExxonMobil. New York- and Washington DC-based practice head Eric Sloan has deep experience in the field, with expertise advising on the use of partnerships and limited liability companies in mergers, financial transactions, and restructurings, as well as handling spin-offs and IPOs (including Up-C IPOs). Having joined the firm in July 2023 from Paul Hastings LLP, Houston’s Greg Nelson brings considerable experience in federal income tax matters, particularly those concerning corporations and partnerships operating in the energy space. Pamela Endreny in New York advises on the tax aspects of mergers, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, restructurings, and capital markets transactions. Dallas- and Houston-based Michael Cannon is strong in the energy and infrastructure sectors, while Matt Donnelly in Washington DC handles both federal and state income tax matters, including mergers, Reverse Morris Trust transactions, joint ventures, restructurings, and reorganizations. Dora Arash in Los Angeles has notable experience in taxable stock and asset acquisitions as well as in tax-free reorganizations. New York’s Edward Wei offers broad expertise covering M&A, spin-offs, joint ventures, de-SPAC transactions, and restructurings.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- US taxes: non-contentious United States > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Government > Government relations
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance