Eric Wedel

Partner | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Fordham University School of Law
Corporate

Eric Wedel, one of the nation’ stop private equity finance lawyers, is realizing his vision of building a premier Los Angeles presence as partner and head of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP’s L.A. office and global co-chair of the finance and capital markets group. A prolific dealmaker with a client roster that includes Warburg Pincus, KKR, Hg Capital, Stone Point Capital and Stonepeak, he has led approximately $70 billion in major deals in 2024. Since joining Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in 2023, Wedel has driven the firm’s bold Southern California expansion, bringing on top private equity finance partner Mohammed Alvi (from Goodwin), private equity M&A partners Bianca Levin-Soler (from Ropes & Gray) and Michael Montgomery ( from Latham & Watkins) and investment funds partner Steve Yoo (from Kirkland & Ellis). His notable deals include Stone Point’s $15.5-billion acquisition of Truist Insurance and Envestnet’s $4.5-billion take-private deal with Bain Capital. He also serves on boards including the Melanoma Research Alliance and the University of Arizona Foundation.