Bill Zawrotny primarily focuses on mergers and acquisitions, complex cross-border transactions, and investment transactions. His practice includes an extensive range of corporate governance work for both public and private companies, including shareholder activism and takeover preparedness. He also has substantial experience counseling and assisting privately owned companies in navigating through complex ownership and corporate governance issues, including during times of transition.
Bill has provided comprehensive legal advice to dozens of technology and life sciences start-ups, emerging growth companies, and a range of investors, including venture capital and private equity funds as well as public and private corporations in connection with corporate venture capital (CVC) transactions.
Bill's recent client representations include Flowers Foods, Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund, Helios Technologies, Milliken & Company, Roper Technologies, and Southern Company. He also serves as primary corporate counsel to a number of early and growth stage companies, including Axion BioSystems, Focused Cryo, and restor3d.
Bill currently serves on the board of directors of the largest community development financial institution (CDFI) in the State of Georgia, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), as a member of the advisory board for the Department of Management of the Kansas State University College of Business Administration, and as a member of the National Advisory Board for the Business Ethics Education Initiative.
He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.
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- February 24, 2022
Health Care M&A, 2022 Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA) Health Care Conference - December 10, 2021
State Bar of Georgia Corporate Counsel Institute, Current Trends in M&A - August 1, 2019
Accounting and Finance Executives Forum, Current Trends in M&A - April 27, 2017
Practical Ethics in the Workplace, Professional Advantage Program, Kansas State University - April 26, 2017
Distinguished Speaker, Current Triple Bottom Line Trends from a Legal Perspective, College of Business Administration Ethics Education Initiative - April 28, 2016
Practical Ethics in the Workplace, Professional Advantage Program, Kansas State University - April 27, 2016
Distinguished Speaker, Managing the Triple Bottom Line from a Legal Perspective, College of Business Administration Ethics Education Initiative - February 22, 2016
Stretching a Point: Multiple Duties Pulling In-House Counsel in Multiple Directions, Jones Day Atlanta 2016 CLE Academy - April 23, 2015
Practical Ethics, Professional Advantage Program, Kansas State University - April 22, 2015
Distinguished Speaker, Corporate Governance, College of Business Administration Ethics Education Initiative - April 24, 2014
Ethics in the Workplace, Professional Advantage Program, Kansas State University - April 23, 2014
Distinguished Speaker, Corporate Governance, College of Business Administration Ethics Education Initiative - April 19, 2013
Ethics and Leadership, Kansas State University School of Leadership Studies - April 17-18, 2013
Distinguished Speaker, Ethics and Leadership, College of Business Administration Ethics Education Initiative - May 2, 2011
Startup America: Reducing Barriers Roundtable - May 14, 2010
Initial Considerations in Forming a Business Entity, Urologic Invention Convention, Georgia Institute of Technology
- University of Virginia (J.D. 2002); Kansas State University (B.S. summa cum laude 1999)
- Georgia
- Intelligence Analyst, United States Army (1989-1997)
BTI M&A Client Service All-Star (2021)
Acritas Star Lawyer (2021)
Thompson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (2022 and 2023)