Paul Weiss, Gibson Dunn Guide General Electric Division Plan (3)

General Electric Co. has retained a pair of prominent law firms, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, as it prepares to split itself into three separate businesses.

Scott Barshay, chair of the corporate department at Paul Weiss, and deputy corporate chair Steven Williams are working with fellow corporate partner Krishna Veeraraghavan in serving as lead outside counsel to Boston-based GE.

Andrew Fabens, co-chair of the capital markets practice at Gibson Dunn, and James Moloney, co-chair of the firm’s securities regulation and corporate governance practices, are also advising GE with associates Rodrigo Surcan and Tom Caruso. ...