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

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.

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.