Paul Weiss Boosts New York Finance Practice With Sidley’s Thomas

Jan. 6, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC

Alena Thomas joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in its finance group in New York, the firm announced Tuesday.

Thomas represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in a wide range of financing transactions, including acquisition financings, cross-border transactions, debt restructurings and complex liability management transactions. She also has substantial expertise in arranging tailored financing structures, including first-lien, second-lien, unitranche, asset-based, recurring-revenue, back-leverage and high-yield financings, the firm said.

She previously practiced at Sidley Austin.

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