Billy utilizes his corporate background to assist clients in meeting their business goals.

Overview

Billy's practice focuses on advising privately-held businesses at all stages, from formation, to financing and growth, to establishing an ownership succession plan or selling the business. In addition to his general corporate practice, Billy specializes in mergers and acquisitions, where he assists both buyers and sellers in strategic transactions of all sizes and complexities. Prior to law school, Billy worked in various roles at corporate headquarters of a Fortune 50 company in Minneapolis, honing his skills in negotiations, business evaluation and analysis, strategic planning, and profit and loss management. Billy uses these experiences to bring a practical, business-centered, and results-oriented approach to his practice, making him a trusted partner and advisor to his clients.

In addition to his legal practice, Billy serves as the Chair of the firm's LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group, and is actively involved in developing law students into the next generation of lawyers through the firm's Summer Associate program and his work with the Business Law and Entrepreneurship Clinic at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Experience

  • Assisted a telecommunications provider with its secured credit facility and Rule 144A notes offering, with total borrowing in excess of $1.5 billion.
  • Successfully closed or advised on multiple acquisitions for a fast-growing Minnesota printing company, including a complex carve-out acquisition from a private equity firm and the stock acquisition of an ESOP-owned company.
  • Advised a local family-owned fertilizer and agriculture nutrition company on their sale and rollover reinvestment with a European investment group.
  • Assisted a closely-held Minnesota-based printing company in the multimillion dollar sale of their business to a private equity firm.
  • In addition to his mergers & acquisitions and corporate financing work, he regularly advises on a variety of matters for a diverse set of clients, including large distributors, auto and truck dealers, agricultural companies, architect and other professional services firms, electrical contractors, and sports leagues.

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Professional & Civic Activities

Professional & Civic Activities

Advisory Board, Miami University Isaac & Oxley Center for Business Leadership

Admissions

  • Minnesota

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., summa cum laude, 2022

  • Order of the Coif
  • Minnesota Law Review, Lead Membership & Recruitment Editor
  • Bruce & Tracy Mooty Scholarship
  • Dean's Distinguished Scholarship

Miami University, B.S., Business, summa cum laude, with distinction, 2013

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