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William G. Connolly

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William G. Connolly

Representative Matters

  • Oversee U.S. legal interests of French materials manufacturer

    Have served as primary U.S. counsel for more than 20 years for a French materials manufacturer, guiding it through multiple restructurings and numerous strategic acquisitions across America.

  • Represent executives in company’s sale

    Represented an executive team in the sale of their private company to a Fortune 100 pharmaceutical corporation. Two years later, represented the same team when the corporation sold them.

  • Counsel the nation’s most successful independent insurance agents

    For 15 years have served as primary outside counsel to a company that reinsures the business of hundreds of independent insurance agents who are its shareholders. Regularly advise the board of directors on corporate governance and periodic capital raising through 50-state private placements.

  • Represent Korean conglomerate on U.S. acquisitions

    U.S. counsel to a Korean frozen food, restaurant and entertainment conglomerate on U.S. acquisitions and general corporate issues.

  • Advise a tech-industry leader

    Advise a recognized big-data expert about executive compensation, separation arrangements, board appointments, equity awards, consulting arrangements and angel investments. 

  • Counsel a growing distributor

    Since representing a second generation industrial-container distributor in its first acquisition five years ago, have served as outside general counsel and advised on many leveraged acquisitions that extended its territory along the East Coast.

  • Serve as outside counsel to medical device company

    Served for 10 years as outside general counsel to a medical device company for day-to-day operations and a significant restructuring. Led a successful sale of its core product to an overseas pharma firm, then oversaw the company’s orderly and amicable liquidation.

  • Negotiate NBA franchise purchase

    Negotiated the purchase of the New Jersey Nets NBA franchise from the “Secaucus Seven,” creating a capital structure, advising on capital raise and negotiating league issues.

EDUCATION

  • New York University School of Law, J.D.
  • College of William & Mary, B.A.

ADMISSIONS

  • New Jersey

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