Bill is an M&A lawyer and the Co-Head of our US Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) and US Automotive and Mobility industry sectors.
With more than 20 years’ experience, Bill advises his clients in navigating their most complex, high-stakes transactions in all market environments. He is a trusted and business-focused legal advisor to publicly-traded and privately-held companies, private equity sponsors, management teams, entrepreneurs and investment bankers. Bill represents and counsels clients on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and leveraged buyouts, divestitures, private equity and venture capital investments, roll-ups, recapitalizations, restructurings, minority investments, strategic partnerships and joint ventures.
He is also experienced in advising boards of directors, audit committees and special committees on a wide variety of strategic matters, including actionable advice on complex and novel corporate governance, disclosure and fiduciary duty issues.
Bill counsels clients on corporate issues arising in all phases of the corporate life cycle — from initial formation, including raising early-stage capital, debt financing and going public, to fulfilling public company reporting and operational requirements. He also provides advice and counsel on day-to-day operational matters, strategic corporate initiatives, corporate governance and compliance matters.
Bill speaks regularly on current trends in M&A transactions.
- Successfully represented author Peter Beagle in the purchase of assets, including rights to the book, The Last Unicorn and related intellectual property, out of a bankruptcy proceeding.
- Represented ITC Infotech in its strategic partnership with PTC, Inc. pursuant to which ITC Infotech purchased the Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) business from PTC and acquired a portion of PTC’s PLM implementation services business, DxP services.
- Represented an oil, gas and chemicals engineering, procurement and construction company in connection with the global aspects of its $6 billion merger with a multinational engineering, procurement, construction and installation company.
- Represented a broadband communications and entertainment company in connection with its $500 million strategic partnership with a global media and technology company to license the global media and technology company’s cloud-based video platform.
- Represented Cox Communications, Inc. in its equity investment in an international data center provider that serves cable operators, content providers and wireless carriers.
- Avoiding Post-Acquisition Pitfalls – Practical Strategies for Post-Acquisition Integration, December 8, 2020
- US-China Decoupling: Foreign Investment, M&A and Supply Chain Considerations for Your Business, November 11, 2020
- Town Hall Mergers & Acquisitions, August 12, 2020, ACC New Jersey Town Hall
- Global M&A in a Pandemic: A Buyers’ and Sellers’ Perspective, May 13, 2020, ACC New Jersey Town Hall
- Webinar: Distressed M&A in Focus: Opportunities for Buyers and Sellers, May 6, 2020
- Writing a Global Pandemic Playbook – Distressed M&A: Opportunities for Strategic Buyers and Optimizing Opportunities for Sellers, April 28, 2020, ACC Chicago Webinar
- COVID-19 Impact on Doing Business in the US, April 24, 2020
- Live Video Q&A on M&A: Buyers' and Sellers' Perspectives in the Current Market, March 27, 2020
- Global M&A in a Pandemic: Practical Thoughts in a Shifting Landscape, March 25, 2020, ACC San Francisco Webinar
- Impact of the Coronavirus on M&A, March 24, 2020, Move the Needle Webinar
- Podcast: Q&A on the Impact of Coronavirus on Global M&A in 2020, March 17, 2020
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of and mergers and acquisitions: middle-market (2015-2019) and technology transactions (2022-2023)
- District of Columbia
- New York
- B.S.F.S., cum laude, Georgetown University
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School
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