Public and private sector clients across diverse industries turn to William to provide creative and sophisticated solutions in the context of their complex transactions. With over 30 years of experience, William is widely recognized as an expert strategist with extensive cross-border experience. His expertise includes mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private equity, infrastructure and corporate law. Highly regarded in the US legal services market, William has the distinction of being the only non-US lawyer to serve as Chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section in its 87-year history. William is also a past Editor-in-Chief of The Business Lawyer, the premier peer-reviewed business law journal in the US. He is ranked in IFLR1000, sits on the Leadership Council of Segal Centre for Performing Arts, and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Association.
CDPQ Infra Inc., a subsidiary of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, announced on April 12, 2018, that construction of the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project, an automated light-rail transportation system in the greater Montréal area, has officially started. The project comprises 67 kilometres of railway and 26 stations and, once complete, will be one of the largest automated transportation system in the world.
On May 1, 2018, Scotiabank announced the completion of its $950 million acquisition of Jarislowsky, Fraser Ltd. to create the third-largest Canadian active asset manager with $166 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2017).
On July 13, 2001, KS Biomedix Plc of the United Kingdom completed the purchase of all of the outstanding shares of Avicenna Medica Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta for a total purchase price of $90 million.
