William J. Lawrence III Of Counsel
- Office
- Grand Rapids
- Phone
- 616/336-6909
- Fax
- 616/336-7000
- wjlawrence@varnumlaw.com
- Download
- V-Card, Resume
- Assistant
- Merry Marter, 616/336-6879
Corporate Experience
Bill is an Of Counsel member of the Corporate Practice Group and served as the firm’s Executive Partner from 1993 to June, 2008. Over the course of his career, Bill has served numerous clients in matters such as takeover defense, international joint ventures/direct investments/acquisitions, public and private merger and acquisition deals that included highly sophisticated financial arrangements, private equity and debt financing, and antitrust matters. He served for 9 years as a director of a $1 billion bank and also has served on a variety of other business and non-profit boards.
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association: Business Law Section; Antitrust Section
- State Bar of Michigan: Business Law Section; Antitrust Section; International Law Section
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
Community Activities
- Has served as board chair of the Heart of West Michigan United Way and St. John's Home
- Has served as a board member of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Kendall College of Art and Design, The Right Place, Inc. and others
- Serves on the Regional Education Council for the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
Education
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Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame, Indiana
J.D., 1983
Executive Editor, Notre Dame Law Review, 1982 - 1983 -
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio
A.B., 1980