Tax
Comprehensive knowledge of how the complex and continually evolving nature of tax law plays a crucial role in corporate transactions, restructurings and other commercial matters. Weil’s Tax lawyers deliver value to clients by providing creative, strategic solutions that make sound business sense and are pragmatic commercially.
Notable Representations, Key Contacts
Global Practice
Weil's Tax practice, mirroring the Firm's profile, is global in scope. Our more than 50 lawyers located throughout our U.S. and European offices regularly work with multinational clients and private equity sponsors to navigate the often complex tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions that cross national borders. Our Tax lawyers in the United States advise both U.S. companies investing abroad and non-U.S. investors in the United States. Similarly, our Tax lawyers in London, Paris, Munich and Frankfurt advise local clients on the national tax impacts of their international transactions. We pride ourselves on working together as one integrated team.
High-Profile, Complex Cross-Border Transactions
- Complex M&A;
- Private Equity and Private Funds matters;
- Restructurings and Recapitalizations;
- Securitizations;
- Real Estate and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs); and
- Capital Markets and other financing matters.
Our global tax practice is largely a transactional and financing practice. We provide sophisticated, deal-specific tax advice that allows our clients to accomplish their commercial objectives on a tax-efficient basis. Our extensive deal experience and deep bench allows us to provide real-time advice that takes into account current tax developments. We regularly counsel clients across multiple jurisdictions in connection with acquisitions and dispositions of global business operations, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, and offerings of both debt and equity.
Private Funds – From Formation through Exit
Weil’s Tax Group has a diverse range of experience in all major industry segments– buyout funds, growth equity funds, middle market funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, debt funds, fund-of-funds, secondary funds, special situations funds, hedge funds and other industry-specific funds, and in the entire fund life cycle, from formation to exit. We take full advantage of our global presence in designing investment vehicles to meet diverse needs. On the fundraising side, we are able to offer, and negotiate, a wide range of structures tailored to the needs of the important constituencies – U.S. taxable, U.S. tax-exempt and non-U.S. investors and sponsors. For sponsors, we also design general partner and management company arrangements to maximize the after-tax returns for the lead individuals and the investment professionals who support them. We work with large, middle market and small funds. In all our projects, we strive through our extensive experience and up-to-date knowledge to create structures that are acceptable to investors and that enable our clients and transactional tax lawyers to efficiently enter and exit investments, both onshore and offshore.
Weil's Tax Group regularly counsels large investors in funds. Our tax teams in the United States and United Kingdom, in particular, have extensive experience counseling institutional and sovereign investors on the particular tax consequences of investing in private equity funds, REITs and co-investment opportunities globally.
Tax Aspects of Bankruptcy and Restructuring
Weil’s Tax Group also has extensive experience in the bankruptcy tax field, advising debtors, creditors (including creditors committees, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies), equity holders (including fund sponsors), investors, buyers and sellers alike.
Our tax lawyers assist in all phases of a restructuring (whether in or outside of bankruptcy), including:
- Advising in connection with modifications of debt, and debt/equity exchanges;
- Structuring tax efficient plans of reorganization and liquidation, including evaluating and designing structures to retain valuable corporate tax attributes and to protect debt holders and equity holders from phantom income;
- Working to align or otherwise take into consideration the needs of all parties-in-interest in tax matters;
- Pre-bankruptcy planning to manage sales and employment tax liabilities to protect management and controlling persons from personal liability for such taxes;
- Representing debtors before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other tax authorities in resolving disputes over prepetition and administrative tax liabilities; and
- Dealing with the IRS and other tax authorities in obtaining rulings and closing agreements where appropriate.
Key Contacts

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Recent Announcements
- Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management in the Raising of its Largest Private Equity Fund, Brookfield Capital Partners VI Deal Brief — October 03, 2023
- Weil Advises CVC on its Strategic Partnership with Dale Underwriting Partners Deal Brief — September 19, 2023
- Weil Advises Elevion Group on Acquisition of SERCOO Group Deal Brief — September 18, 2023
- Weil Advises on Ideal Standard Exchange Offer Deal Brief — September 15, 2023
- Weil Named 2023 Dallas & Houston Tax Firm of the Year by International Tax Review Firm Announcement — September 15, 2023
Shortcut Links
Named Tax “Practice Group of the Year”
Law360 2021
Named “U.S.: Washington, D.C. Tax Firm of the Year”
ITR Americas Tax Awards 2021 and 2022
Ranked Tier 1 for U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious
Legal 500 US 2023
Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in New York and Washington D.C.
International Tax Review’s World Tax 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax, Global-wide, in the U.K. and in the U.S.
Chambers Global 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in France
Chambers Europe 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in New York, District of Columbia and the U.S.
Chambers USA 2023
Named a “Leading” Firm for International Tax
Legal 500 US 2022
Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in London
Chambers UK 2022
Winner of “Tax: Transactional” New York Award
Chambers USA 2019
Joseph Pari Named a “Washington, D.C. Trailblazer” for Tax
The National Law Journal 2020
Twelve partners named among the leading “Bankruptcy Tax Specialists in the Nation’s Major Law Firms”
Turnarounds & Workouts 2022
Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Weil Named Tax “Practice Group of the Year” Award Brief — Law360 2021
- Weil Named “U.S.: Washington, D.C. Tax Firm of the Year” Award Brief — ITR Americas Tax Awards 2021 and 2022
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for Tax in New York and Washington D.C. Award Brief — ITR World Tax 2024
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in Texas and United Kingdom Award Brief — ITR World Tax 2024
- Weil Ranked Tier 1 for U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2023
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax, Global-wide, in the U.K. and in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global 2023
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in France Award Brief — Chambers Europe 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for International Tax Award Brief — Legal 500 US 2022
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in the U.S., New York and District of Columbia Award Brief — Chambers USA 2023
- Weil Named a “Leading” Firm for Tax in London Award Brief — Chambers UK 2022
Speaking Engagements
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PLI’s Practical Guide to the Consolidated Tax Return Regulations 2023
Speaker(s):
Joseph M. Pari
March 1, 2023 — New York, NY — Co-Chair of Weil’s Tax Department Joseph Pari spoke on a panel titled “Transactions Affecting the Continuation of a Consolidated Group” as part of PLI’s Practical Guide to the Consolidated Tax Return Regulations 2023.
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PLI's International Tax Issues 2023
Speaker(s):
Devon Bodoh
January 31, 2023 — New York, NY — Weil International Tax Head Devon Bodoh spoke on a panel titled “Cross-Border M&A Planning and Developments” as part of PLI’s International Tax Issues 2023.
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12th Annual IBA Finance & Capital Markets Tax Virtual Conference
Speaker(s):
Devon Bodoh
January 16, 2023 — Weil International Tax Head Devon Bodoh is speaking on a panel titled “Pillar 2 implementation: Latest updates and hot topics” as part of the 12th Annual IBA Finance & Capital Markets Tax Conference.
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PLI’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2022
Speaker(s):
Kimberly S. Blanchard and
Stuart J. Goldring
October 27, 2022 — New York, NY — Weil Tax partner Kimberly S. Blanchard spoke on panels titled “Current Developments at Treasury Q&A” and “Cross-Border Acquisitions and Divestitures” and Tax partner Stuart J. Goldring spoke on a panel titled “Tax Strategies for Financially Troubled Businesses and Other Loss Companies” as part of PLI’s Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings 2022.
Latest Thinking
- Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight Series: Bankruptcy Tax Update Alert — Chambers Expert Focus — By Joseph M. Pari and Stuart J. Goldring — June 16, 2023
- Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight Series: OECD Tax Developments and M&A Alert — Chambers Expert Focus — By Devon Bodoh and Jenny Doak — May 16, 2023
- Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight Series: Spin-Off Taxation – Current State Alert — Chambers Expert Focus — By Devon Bodoh and Joseph M. Pari — April 19, 2023
- Corporate Tax 2023 — USA: Law & Practice and USA: Trends & Developments Publication — Chambers Global Practice Guides — By Devon Bodoh, Joseph M. Pari, Greg Featherman, Alex P Dobyan and Grant Solomon — PDF — April 14, 2023
- Profit participation rights as financing instruments in the context of venture capital and growth investments. Publication — By Benjamin Rapp and Lukas Reischmann — PDF — February 13, 2023
- International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2023 Publication — International Comparative Legal Guides — By Devon Bodoh, Joseph M. Pari, Greg Featherman and Blake Bitter — PDF — January 05, 2023
- New IRS proposed regulation would reverse longstanding IRS ruling and upend commonly used real estate fund structures Alert — By David F. Levy, Devon Bodoh, Greg Featherman, Robert Frastai, Hillel N. Jacobson, Andrew Morris, Lauren Gorsche and Brian Senie — PDF — January 04, 2023
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management in the Raising of its Largest Private Equity Fund, Brookfield Capital Partners VI Deal Brief — October 03, 2023
- Weil Advises CVC on its Strategic Partnership with Dale Underwriting Partners Deal Brief — September 19, 2023
- Weil Advises Elevion Group on Acquisition of SERCOO Group Deal Brief — September 18, 2023
- Weil Advises on Ideal Standard Exchange Offer Deal Brief — September 15, 2023
- Weil Named 2023 Dallas & Houston Tax Firm of the Year by International Tax Review Firm Announcement — September 15, 2023
- Weil Advises PSG in its Investment in Versatile Credit Deal Brief — September 13, 2023
- Weil Earns High Honors in ITR World Tax 2024 Firm Announcement — September 05, 2023
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs in Sale of Its Personal Financial Unit to Creative Planning Deal Brief — August 29, 2023
- Weil Advises PAI Partners on Acquisition of Pet Food Manufacturer Alphia, Inc. Deal Brief — August 24, 2023
- Weil Advises Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Through its Private Equity and Hybrid Capital Teams, on New Investment in World Insurance Associates Deal Brief — August 23, 2023