Mr Paul Wessel > Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP Offices
767 5TH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10153
NEW YORK
United States
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Mr Paul Wessel
Position
Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department and Head of Weil’s Executive Compensation & Benefits practice
Career
Paul Wessel is Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department and heads the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group. He is a member of the Firm’s Management Committee. Paul focuses his practice on handling employee benefits and executive compensation matters in mergers and acquisitions and financial restructurings, representing corporations, boards of directors, private equity firms and financial institutions. Paul regularly counsels clients in connection with executive compensation, employee benefits and ERISA matters, as well as pension investments and fiduciary matters. His practice includes advising on equity and incentive compensation plans, nonqualified pension plans, and employment, severance and change in control agreements.
Education
Cornell University (B.S., 1983); University at Buffalo (J.D., 1987).
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
(Hall of Fame)Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is a key player in managing the executive compensation and employee benefits dimensions of major private equity deals, M&A, fund formations, and IPOs. The firm is sought after by private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and multinational corporations, exemplified by its counsel to Viterra shareholders, including Glencore plc, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, in the $18 billion business combination with Bunge Ltd. Paul Wessel spearheads the practice from New York, assisting corporations, boards, private equity entities, and financial institutions with M&A and financial restructurings. Amy Rubin advises both public and private companies, along with their boards and compensation committees, on matters stemming from private equity deals, recapitalizations, and bankruptcy proceedings. Jennifer Haydel Britz focuses on equity and incentive plans, non-qualified pension plans, ERISA, and change in control agreements. Amanda Rotkel specializes in advising private equity funds and public companies on dispositions and IPOs, while Regina Readling handles executive compensation agreements’ tax, securities law, disclosure, and corporate governance aspects. Michael Nissan retired from the partnership in December 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional United States > Labor and employment
- Hall of Fame United States > Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Tax > Financial products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- 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: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense