Joseph J. Basile

Mergers & Acquisitions

Joseph J. Basile | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: We understand you were appointed managing partner of the firm’s Boston office in September 2011. Please talk about areas of expertise within the Boston office, including your own, and how your attorneys interface with the firm’s global capabilities. Basile: The lawyers who...

Joseph J. Basile | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Editor: Tell us about the Boston office's major practice areas. Has it expanded the number of practice areas since the inception of the office? Basile: The Weil lawyers who physically sit in Boston practice in two major areas. The first is corporate. We are very strong in private equity and...

Jeffrey E. Tabak, Kristen L. Buppert, David E. Wohl, Joseph J. Basile, Joseph F. Bernardi, Jr. | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Act"), comprehensive reform legislation imposing new requirements and restrictions on the financial industry. Private equity funds and hedge funds (collectively, "...