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Louis J. Weber, III

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-5627

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Lou, former Tax Department Chair, has extensive experience advising clients on a wide variety of corporate and private equity transactional issues.

Lou concentrates his practice in transactional and controversy matters. He advises clients on a wide variety of corporate and private equity transactional issues. He advises clients on numerous issues related to both taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions on behalf of public and private buyers and sellers, and on behalf of private equity funds and their portfolio companies. He also has advised clients: in structuring tax-free reorganizations, recapitalizations, and acquisitions in contemplation of public offerings or in connection with private equity funds’ portfolio investments; on tax disclosure issues related to public offerings; on numerous consolidated return issues; and on issues related to its debt offerings and restructurings.

Lou also has a significant tax controversy practice involving both publicly and privately held companies. His controversy practice has included substantial cases involving: amortization of intangibles; capitalization of expenses under section 263A; capitalization and amortization of various fees and expenses; defense of products or transactions characterized by the Internal Revenue Service as tax shelters; defense of tax-free reorganizations; and application of the step-transaction doctrine.

His representative clients include: The Jordan Company; The Resolute Funds; JZ Capital Partners Inc.; Bolder Capital; Lear Corporation; Motorola, Inc.; Waste Management, Inc.; and Yum! Brands, Inc.

Recent Experience

Winston Represents Specialty Building Products, LLC in a $510.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
The Vistria Group's Strategic Investment in Soliant Health
Academic Partnerships, LLC acquisition of Wiley University Services from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Winston Represented Hub Group in its Acquisition of the Final Mile Business of Forward Air Corporation
Represented TJC, LP in its Acquisition of TIDI Products Holdings, LLC, and its Subsidiaries
CFS Brands acquisition of Foodware
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Sunnyside
Chartis's Acquisition of Revenue Cycle Consultancy Chi-Matic
The Vistria Group's Majority Recapitalization of Education Solutions Services
Spartech LLC's Acquisition of Crawford Industries, LLC
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Lou was honored in the 2008, 2010, and 2012–2015 editions of Chambers USA and the peer rankings-based 2006, 2007, 2012, 2015–2016, and 2019–2025 editions of Best Lawyers in America®  for tax law. Lou was also recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon “500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers” guide. In 2018, Lou was recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. for non-contentious work within the tax industry.  

Capabilities

Transactions
Tax
Private Equity
Private Investment Funds
Tax Controversy & Criminal Tax

Recent Experience

Winston Represents Specialty Building Products, LLC in a $510.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
The Vistria Group's Strategic Investment in Soliant Health
Academic Partnerships, LLC acquisition of Wiley University Services from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Winston Represented Hub Group in its Acquisition of the Final Mile Business of Forward Air Corporation
Represented TJC, LP in its Acquisition of TIDI Products Holdings, LLC, and its Subsidiaries
CFS Brands acquisition of Foodware
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Sunnyside
Chartis's Acquisition of Revenue Cycle Consultancy Chi-Matic
The Vistria Group's Majority Recapitalization of Education Solutions Services
Spartech LLC's Acquisition of Crawford Industries, LLC
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Credentials

Education

Lou received a B.S., with honors, from the University of Notre Dame in 1979 and a J.D., summa cum laude, from Notre Dame Law School in 1985.

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    Private Equity
    Private Investment Funds
    Tax Controversy & Criminal Tax
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