Paul, Weiss Adds Finance Partner

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison added Alena Thomas, a finance partner, to its Corporate Department, expanding the firm’s Finance Group. Thomas joined the firm following the recent additions of finance partners Nicholas Schwartz, Mark Adler, and Julie Ann Lamm.

Founded in 1875, Paul, Weiss provides legal services across corporate, finance, litigation, restructuring, and regulatory matters. The firm advises corporations, sponsors, borrowers, and lenders on transactions including financings, restructurings, and complex liability management matters. Paul, Weiss is led by chairman Brad Karp, with Scott Barshay serving as chair of the Corporate Department, and is headquartered in New York.

Ms. Thomas advises sponsors, corporate borrowers, and lenders on acquisition financings, cross-border transactions, debt restructurings, and structured debt arrangements.