NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges today announced that Harvey M. Eisenberg and Douglas A. Ryder will join the New York office as partners in its Private Equity practice group. Mr. Eisenberg and Mr. Ryder come to Weil from O’Melveny & Myers LLP.
Mr. Eisenberg has held a number of leadership positions at his former firm, including head of its Global Transactions department and most recently, he served as the Co-Chair of its Strategy Committee. He was a member of its Investment Funds and Mergers & Acquisitions practices and has more than 25 years of experience representing alternative asset managers, particularly private equity firms and their portfolio companies. Mr. Eisenberg’s private equity experience includes leveraged buy-outs, going private transactions, distressed investments, growth investments, PIPES, mezzanine capital, and coinvestments.
“We are very pleased to add Harvey and Doug to our global private equity practice,” Weil’s Executive Partner Barry Wolf commented. “Harvey’s and Doug’s collective experience and accomplishments in the private equity sector have been widely recognized by their peers and the industry at large.”
Mr. Ryder was a partner in the New York office and a member of the Transactions department. There, he focused on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions for private equity funds and emerging and established companies in a variety of business sectors.
Weil’s Private Equity practice handles transactions for the top global players in the international private equity arena. With over 200 private equity attorneys worldwide, Weil counsels clients on all aspects of deals, including finance, tax, anti-trust, governance and regulatory issues.
“Private equity has long been a strength of our firm on both a domestic and international basis,” said Thomas Roberts, Chairman of Weil’s Corporate Department. “Adding Harvey and Doug to our team only makes us that much stronger. We also look forward to Harvey playing a leadership role in our Private Equity practice.”
“I am excited to be joining a firm with such a strong private equity pedigree,” said Harvey Eisenberg. “The synergies between my background in the space and Weil’s Private Equity practice group are incredibly strong.”
Mr. Eisenberg has been involved in many strategic transactions, including public offerings of sponsor firms, joint ventures, strategic acquisitions to allow clients to diversify asset classes, and corporate spinouts. Similarly, Mr. Ryder has worked with funds and companies on numerous acquisitions and strategic investments.
“I look forward to joining Weil and playing a key role in the further development of Weil’s Private Equity practice,” said Doug Ryder. “Weil is a well recognized leader in private equity and I am thrilled to be joining such an esteemed group of colleagues.”
About Weil
Weil, Gotshal & Manges (www.weil.com), an international law firm of over 1,200 lawyers, including approximately 300 partners, is headquartered in New York with offices in Beijing, Boston, Budapest, Dallas, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Miami, Munich, Paris, Prague, Providence, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Warsaw, Washington, D.C. and Wilmington.