Mr Matthew Goldstein > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acts for buy-side clients on a range of derivatives instruments and transactions, with expertise across a range of underlying asset classes, including credit, equity, fixed income, distressed debt, commodities and foreign currency exchange. Based in New York, practice leader Manuel Frey focuses on broad-based, cross-border over-the-counter derivatives, structured products and hedge funds, with demonstrable experience advising on the structuring, negotiation and execution of derivative, synthetic and financing products and structures. Frey also regularly assists departments across the firm with the derivatives aspects of acquisitions, financing transactions and corporate restructurings. Counting banks, investment funds and corporate end-users among his key roster of clients, Frey is frequently supported by Matthew Goldstein and Brian Grieve.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP fields a private funds group that has a strong track record advising on all aspects of the growth and development of private equity managers. The practice group is well-versed in issues across the private equity fund lifecycle and is instructed in both day-to-day decision making and in the most significant business-defining matters. Marco Masotti is co-chair of the firm’s global private funds practice, and leads its private equity fundraising work, drawing on longstanding experience as an adviser to a wide variety of private investment funds. He continues to lead on a high volume of fund launches. Victoria Forrester has led or co-led a number of ground-breaking fund launches, including for Apollo Global Management, Centerbridge, KKR and Värde Partners; and Matthew Goldstein is a further key name, advising on investments in private equity, formation of secondaries platforms, and continuation vehicles. Amran Hussein is an up-and-coming partner who acts across formation, launch and operation matters; Conrad van Loggerenberg has a broad practice in fund formation and operation; and Lindsey Wiersma assists with fund formation issues, regulatory matters, management company arrangements, seeding arrangements and secondary transactions. All above named lawyers are based in New York.