Mr David W. Mayo > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10019-6064
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Tax

Position

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Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, 1987 cum laude; B.B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1984

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles blockbuster public M&A, private equity matters for large alternative asset managers, SPACs, securitizations, IPOs, and restructurings on behalf of debtors, linchpin creditor groups and asset acquirers. Recent notable highlights include advising on Qualcomm’s $4.6bn acquisition of Veoneer, and a slew of multi-billion dollar deals for private equity firms like Apollo Global Management, Clearlake Capital and General Atlantic. Brad Okun focuses his practice on the complex tax aspects of M&A, restructurings, and corporate finance, while Scott Sontag’s expertise further spans the formation and acquisition of REITs. Okun and Sontag head the group alongside Jeffrey Samuels, renowned for his public company tax practice, and Lindsay Parks, who regularly counsels investment funds and strategic clients. Among other key individuals are Brian Grieve, Robert Holo, Brian Krause and David Mayo. All named lawyers are based in New York.