Edward Wei.

A tax partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft in New York who works on a variety of transactions, including public company mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals, has moved to Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

Edward “Ed” Wei, who joined Cadwalader in 2011 and made partner there two years ago, joined Gibson Dunn's tax practice group as a partner, his new firm announced Monday.

Wei said he left Cadwalader on good terms last week and was excited to take the next step in his career, making note of Gibson Dunn's broad array of practice areas and worldwide presence.

Wei said he wasn't looking to take his practice in a new direction and his move wasn't driven by any big difference between the firms. He said the kind of work that would fill his time would depend on client demand. For instance, he said, if the economy worsens and dealmaking cools down, he anticipates that he will be called on for tax advice in corporate restructurings and the like.

“I kind of slot in and work with the entire corporate and private equity practice,” he said. “We tax lawyers, each one of us works on a number of different deals.”

Before working at Cadwalader, Wei was an associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore.

Wei has worked on an array of foreign and domestic tax issues, including those arising from mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, joint ventures, initial public offerings, bankruptcies and real estate transactions, according to his new firm. He has worked for major clients, including consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble and specialty drugmaker Salix Pharmaceuticals, according to a list on his LinkedIn profile.

He declined to say whether anyone would be moving with him from Cadwalader.

Ron Brandsdorfer, a Cadwalader spokesman, said, “We appreciate Ed's contributions to our firm and wish him the best.”