Biography

Barry Wolf is Weil’s Executive Partner and is Chair of the Firm’s Management Committee.
Mr. Wolf regularly represents a number of private investment funds and their sponsors in their organization and operation. His clients include Lindsay Goldberg, American Securities, Genstar Capital, Tower III, Snow Phipps and The Gores Group. Mr. Wolf has extensive experience representing institutional investors in investing in private equity funds, providing both commercial advice as well as tax advice.
In 2019, Mr. Wolf was recognized as a Distinguished Leader by the New York Law Journal’s Professional Excellence Awards. In 2018, the Financial Times’ North America Innovative Lawyers report named Mr. Wolf as one of ten legal innovators. He also has been recognized as a leading private equity lawyer by Practical Law Company in Global Counsel and is recognized as an “Eminent Practitioner” for Fund Formation by Chambers Global and Chambers USA, where “[he] is regarded as an ‘absolute star, with searing intelligence.’ A frequent adviser to private equity firms and their sponsors, he tends to get involved at the early stages of structuring and has the additional benefit of a background in tax law. He combines his management role with an active workload.” Mr. Wolf has been named a “Best Lawyer” for Private Funds in New York by Best Lawyers in America and a “Highly Regarded” lawyer for Investment Funds in the U.S. by IFLR1000. In 2013, Mr. Wolf was named to Private Equity Manager magazine’s “Legal Power 30” list of the 30 most influential private equity lawyers in the industry today. Mr. Wolf was also named one of America’s “Top 25 Pre-Eminent Private Equity Lawyers” by The Best of the Best USA 2010.
In 2019, Mr. Wolf was presented with the Outstanding Ally award at the Chambers Diversity and Inclusion Awards. He was honored for his dedication to myriad efforts to increase diversity and inclusion at Weil, such as through the Firm’s ally-initiative Upstander@Weil, as well as for his own involvement in multiple mentoring circles and promotion of innovative diversity trainings.
Mr. Wolf is very active in a range of philanthropic activities, including through board positions with: Weill Cornell Medicine, the Central Park Conservancy and the Global Foundation for Eating Disorders.
Awards and Recognition, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Barry Wolf Named a Distinguished Leader Award Brief — New York Law Journal’s Professional Excellence Awards 2019
- Barry Wolf Named Outstanding Ally Award Brief — Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019
- Barry Wolf Named a Legal Innovator Award Brief — Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers Report 2018
- Barry Wolf Named a “Highly Regarded” Lawyer for Investment Funds in the U.S. Award Brief — IFLR1000
- Barry Wolf Recognized as an “Eminent Practitioner” for Fund Formation in the U.S. Award Brief — Chambers Global
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil’s Strategy for Success Firm Announcement
- Executive Partner Barry Wolf Profiled as Distinguished Leader by New York Law Journal Firm Announcement — October 21, 2019
- Executive Partner Barry Wolf Shortlisted for 2019 Mentoring Award by The American Lawyer Firm Announcement — October 02, 2019
- Executive Partner Barry Wolf Named “Outstanding Ally” and Weil Wins “Most Inclusive Firm for LGBT+ Lawyers” at Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2019 Firm Announcement — June 07, 2019
- Weil Ranked Among Top Five Innovative North American Law Firms in 2018 by Financial Times Firm Announcement — December 11, 2018
- Executive Partner Barry Wolf Named Distinguished Leader by New York Law Journal in 2019 Firm Announcement — June 20, 2019