Mr William Weiss > Goodwin > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Mr William Weiss
Position
Partner
Career
Bill Weiss, a partner in Goodwin’s Tax practice, advises U.S. and international clients on the tax aspects of corporate and partnership transactions, including tax-free reorganizations, spinoffs, leveraged buyouts, restructurings, equity-based compensation arrangements and the formation of joint ventures. In addition, he regularly advises sponsors, managers and investors on the tax aspects of the formation and operation of private equity, venture capital, real estate and hedge funds and the investments made by those funds.
Mr. Weiss serves as a member of the firm’s Inclusion Advisory Committee.
Education
JD, 1989, Harvard Law School (cum laude) / AB, 1986, Princeton University (summa cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Goodwin maintains a strong reputation in the life sciences arena, with the tax team assisting both start-ups and mature public companies with structuring equity, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. Real estate is another area of expertise; practice head Neal Sandford focuses on the organization and operation of REITs, where Karen Turk is also an expert, while Edward Glazer anchors the firm’s real estate capital markets offering. Howard Cubell and chair of the firm’s New York office Janet Andolina are essential contacts for private equity sponsors. Also based in New York are Romina Weiss and William Weiss, both of whom have broad experience in corporate and partnership tax matters, and George Davis. Other recommended individuals include Daniel Karelitz and the San Francisco-based Kelsey LeMaster. All named lawyers are located in Boston unless noted otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Industry focus > Education
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)