Deborah L Paul

Deborah L. Paul is a partner in the Tax Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. She focuses on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs and financial instruments.

Ms. Paul has been the principal tax lawyer on numerous domestic and cross-border transactions, including strategic acquisitions and private equity buyouts, in a wide array of industries.

Debbie is a frequent speaker at Practising Law Institute and New York State Bar Association conferences on tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and related topics.

Debbie is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School teaching International Tax. Prior to joining Wachtell Lipton in 1997, Debbie was an Assistant Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1995-1997) and an Acting Assistant Professor at New York University School of Law (1994-1995).

Ms. Paul is an active member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association.

Harvard University

A.B.

1986

Harvard Law School

J.D.

1989

New York University School of Law

LL.M.

1994