AJ Weidhaas is a partner in and former Co-Chair of Goodwin's Private Equity group, and previously served as chair of the firm’s Santa Monica office, on the firm’s Allocations Committee and Executive Committee and as chair of the New York Business Law department. He specializes in private equity and M&A transactions, including growth equity investments, leveraged buyouts and leveraged recapitalizations. AJ’s experience ranges from the representation of growth companies in financings and buyouts through later stage growth equity investments and LBOs and the representation of strategics in private and public M&A. His industry expertise includes technology, healthcare, consumer products, defense, real estate and financial services.
AJ’s clients include private equity sponsors Behrman Capital, Bregal Sagemount, Great Hill Partners, company clients KIND Snacks, Hyperice, Kendra Scott and MiraDx, and a number of Fortune 50 financial institutions.
Professional Activities
AJ is a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, New York, California and American Bar Associations.
Credentials
Education
JD1993
Stanford Law School
(with distinction)
BA1990
Yale University
(magna cum laude, with distinction)
Admissions
Bars
- New York
- Massachusetts
- California
Recognition & Awards
AJ has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and The Legal 500 United States.