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William W. Matthews, III

Partner | Government Contracting | Corporate and Securities

Biography

William W. Matthews is the Chair of the Firm's Corporate and Securities Department. 

Bill concentrates his practice in securities, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate counseling for a wide range of clients, from family-owned businesses to emerging growth businesses to public companies. He frequently acts as "outside general counsel" to his clients, representing them on all corporate and financial matters and coordinating other legal issues, ranging from litigation to intellectual property to regulatory matters. He regularly reviews agreements, negotiates employment matters and advises on litigation and regulatory issues. Bill also represents parties with business relationships with the U.S. Government and military branches.

In the area of securities, he represents clients in matters before the SEC, providing particular skill in Exchange Act compliance matters and all aspects of SEC registration, and has experience with Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank Act compliance and related regulatory matters. A significant part of his practice includes the representation of individuals, funds and issuers in connection with equity investments in emerging growth companies.

His merger and acquisition experience is significant, having participated in numerous purchases and sales of companies, both public and private, in transactions structured as asset sales, stock sales and mergers. These deals have ranged in size from several million dollars to the $1.6 billion merger between EB Games and GameStop, its primary competitor in the specialty retail video game industry.

Bill was selected to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list ten times since 2004 by a vote of his peers.

In an article in GC Mid-Atlantic, Daniel Kaufman, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Game Stop, described Bill as a "responsive, capable, very bright lawyer who understands what the company needs, and gives us 110 percent all the time."

Credentials

Education

University of Notre Dame, J.D. (1993)

LaSalle University, B.A., maxima cum laude (1990)


Admissions

Pennsylvania

New Jersey


Memberships

Vice Chair,  LaSalle University Board of Trustees

Chairman,  LaSalle University Trusteeship and Governance Committee

Member ,  LaSalle College High School Board of Trustees

Member,  Finance and Budget Committee, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Member,  Glenside Youth Athletic Club Board of Directors

Member,  St. Luke the Evangelist Board of Directors

Past President,  LaSalle University Alumni Association

Member,  LaSalle University Alumni Board of Directors

Adjunct Professor,  LaSalle University MBA Program "Accounting, Financial and Legal Models for Electronic Commerce"

Member, Steering Committee, Co-Chair, Programs Committee,  Impact Conference

Member, Steering Committee, Chair, Programs Committee,  MAC Mid-Atlantic Capital Conference

Chairperson, Programs Committee, Greater Philadelphia Venture Group,  Mid-Atlantic Venture Conference

Member,  Muscular Dystrophy Lock-Up

Member,  Multiple Sclerosis Society Leadership Class