Devon Bodoh > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP benefits from the firm’s global presence, enabling it to provide multi-jurisdictional tax advice on private equity and funds matters, securitizations, REITS, capital markets, and other financing matters. Practice head Joseph Pari, who is based in Washington DC and New York, has extensive expertise advising on federal income taxation matters. In Washington DC, Daniel Nicholas practice covers worldwide finance, capital markets and derivatives transactions, with a specific focus on debt instruments, asset-based financing transactions and derivatives, international taxation, and taxation of financial products. Also in DC, Graham Magill and Devon Bodoh advise debtors, creditors, and other investors on modifications of debt and debt and equity exchanges whilst David Levy has a special focus on REITs and other real estate-related tax work.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP offers tax-efficient solutions to US and non-US investors active in a wide range of transactions including private equity and private funds matters, restructurings and recapitalizations, securitizations, REITs, capital markets, and M&A. The team has particular strengths in the bankruptcy tax space, routinely advising on the full lifecycle of a restructuring including modification of debt, tax planning for liquidation, and employment tax liabilities. The global tax group routinely collaborates with the private funds group often advising new entrants to the funds and private equity market on tax related matters. Splitting his time between the Washington DC and Miami office, Devon Bodoh heads the practice which includes New York-based Greg Featherman. Both Bodoh and Featherman have extensive expertise advising clients on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs and other divisive strategies, restructurings, bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy workouts, the use of net operating losses, foreign tax credits, and other tax attributes and consolidated return matters. In New York, ‘excellent professional‘ Helyn Goldstein is also a key team member.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP‘s experienced non-contentious tax practice handles complex M&A, capital markets offerings, restructurings, securitizations, and real estate investments, among other matters. The team has a strong reputation for its private funds expertise, which extends to advising newer entrants to the market such as sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and DFIs, as well as for its tax bankruptcy offering, regularly representing debtors, creditors and other investors in relation to a wide range of matters, including tax efficient plans of reorganization and liquidation. Practice head Joseph Pari, operating from both New York and Washington DC and with major clients in the tech and private equity spaces, has a broad practice covering mergers, spin-offs, workouts, and financings. Stuart Goldring in New York is well known for handling federal income tax matters for financially distressed companies, advising debtors, creditors, acquirers, and investors. Devon Bodoh in Washington DC heads the firm’s international tax practice. New York’s Chayim Neubort has considerable experience advising major corporations on internal tax planning and reorganizations. Noah Beck, also in New York, primarily works with private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies.