Marco Masotti and Anusha Simha Featured in Vault Q&A on Paul, Weiss’s Private Equity Practice

Corporate Department Deputy Chair Marco Masotti and partner Anusha Simha were featured in a Q&A on Paul, Weiss’s private equity practice in the 2025 edition of “Practice Perspectives: Vault’s Guide to Legal Practice Areas.” In the Q&A, Marco and Anusha describe what drew them to the practice and discuss the importance of deeply understanding private equity clients’ businesses.

“I’ve worked with many of our clients for decades, across the full life cycle of their investments, which is a hallmark of the Paul, Weiss private equity funds practice,” Marco says. “In private equity, you work with business people as much or more than you work with lawyers, so it’s imperative to have a strong understanding of your client’s business and growth strategy.”

Marco and Anusha also discuss the training Paul, Weiss associates receive and the possible career paths for private equity attorneys, among other topics.

“Junior private equity lawyers at Paul, Weiss are given a lot of responsibility and a lot of support and guidance,” Anusha says. “I’ll add that the skills you develop for private equity law are versatile and extremely transferrable. The nature of the work gives you a well-rounded understanding of your clients’ business, as well as their portfolio companies’ businesses, which cover a huge spectrum of industries.”

Vault’s annual “Practice Perspectives” guide offers insights from lawyers at top-ranked law firms on practicing law in more than 20 different practice areas.

» read the Q&A