Zachary Torres
Biography
Zachary Torres is an associate in Weil’s Tax practice and is based in Miami. Zachary participates in the representation of Firm clients with respect to the tax aspects of a wide range of corporate, restructuring and private equity transactions.
Zachary has been part of the teams advising:
- Everstream Solutions in its $186 million senior secured debtor-in-possession credit facility to finance business operations during its chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings
- First Brands Group, LLC in its $4.4 billion senior secured debt-in-possession term loan facility to fund operations during the pendency of the Chapter 11 cases; its first lien incremental senior secured term loan facility
- Glencore Canada Corporation (a subsidiary of Glencore plc) in its stalking horse bid for certain assets of Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries
- Midwest Fiber Holdings LP in its entry into a $285 million stalking horse asset purchase agreement with Bluebird MidWest, LLC, an affiliate of Bluebird Fiber, in connection with its chapter 11 proceedings
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in a senior unsecured term loan and revolving facility for Prosperity Life Insurance Group, LLC, Prosperity Assurance Holdco Limited (Bermuda), Prosperity Holding Company and Prosperity Assurance Life Holdco Limited (a portfolio company of JAB Holding Company S.à r.l.) to support the acquisition of Prosperity by JAB Holding Company S.à r.l. and the accompanying refinancing of existing indebtedness
Zachary received his J.D. and LL.M. in Taxation, cum laude, from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he served as Senior Articles Editor of the Florida Law Review, and was an Ethos of Excellence Scholar. During law school, Zachary served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Judge Edwin Torres of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, won 1st Place and Best Defendant Oralist Awards at the Iberoamerican Observatory of International Tax Moot Court Competition and was a recipient of the Cuban American Bar Association Foundation Scholarship. Zachary received his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Florida.
Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Latest Thinking
- The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act: The Future of Tax Policy? Blog Post — Tax Blog — By Devon Bodoh, Steven Lorch, Zachary Torres, Stephanie Galvis and Natalia Pierotti — July 07, 2025
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advises First Brands Group on $1.1 Billion DIP Financing and Chapter 11 Restructuring Firm Announcement — October 07, 2025
- Weil Represents TPI Composites in Connection with Chapter 11 Cases Firm Announcement — August 27, 2025
- Weil Advises Glencore on the Acquisition of Li-Cycle in CCAA and Chapter 15 Proceedings Deal Brief — August 13, 2025
- Weil Represents Everstream in Court-Approved Sale of Business to Bluebird Fiber Firm Announcement — August 07, 2025
- Weil Represents Everstream in Asset Purchase Agreement for the Going-Concern Sale of Business and Chapter 11 Cases Firm Announcement — July 07, 2025