Bill Fay
Partner, Attorney at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
About
Bill Fay advises on major corporate transactions at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP in Chicago, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and private equity deals. For the firm's public company clients he also covers federal securities law and corporate governance, from Exchange Act reporting and ESG matters to shareholder activism, and he advises on securities offerings that accompany those deals. Bill earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2006, after an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 2003, and he joined the firm in 2015 after corporate and securities work at another Chicago firm. He teaches Business Planning as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. His deal clients range from banks, gaming operators, and consumer products makers to B2B service providers, luxury goods houses, healthcare and technology businesses, and mortgage lenders and servicers, and he takes them through mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions.
Who is a good fit for Bill Fay
- Owners planning a merger, an acquisition, or a joint venture.
- Companies entering a private equity transaction.
- Banking, gaming, or consumer products owners in a corporate deal.
- Healthcare or technology owners preparing a corporate transaction.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 2006
- Dartmouth College, A.B., 2003
- Bar admissions
- Illinois
Recognition
- Emerging Lawyers Network (2015-2023)
- Illinois Rising Stars, Super Lawyers (2016)
- Nelson A. Rockefeller Prize in Economics, Dartmouth College
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Represented a national insurance company in connection with the creation of joint ventures with respect to its credit card and banking businesses.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional