Jonathan H. Bliley
Partner, Attorney at Williams Mullen
About
Jonathan H. Bliley, a partner at Williams Mullen in Richmond, assists public and private companies with mergers and acquisitions. He also assists with sales, dispositions, and financings. He helps clients with joint ventures and restructurings. He assists food distribution companies, contingent labor management companies, and transportation and logistics companies. He also helps behavioral health, senior housing, and healthcare services companies. He assists on analyses and filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for mergers and acquisitions. He earned a cum laude J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law. Vanderbilt University awarded him a cum laude B.A. The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes him for Corporate Law (2023-present) and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025-present). Before Williams Mullen, he was a New York associate at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP in its corporate section.
Who is a good fit for Jonathan H. Bliley
- Owners of food distribution companies preparing a sale or disposition.
- Contingent labor management companies pursuing an acquisition.
- Transportation and logistics companies forming a joint venture.
- Consumer services companies planning a restructuring.
Education and admissions
- Education
- Vanderbilt University, B.A.
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.
- Bar admissions
- New York, Virginia
Recognition
- Winner of the Joseph Bernstein Prize for submitting the most significant piece of legal writing for publication in The Journal of Business & Technology Law
- The Best Lawyers in America® \- Corporate Law (2023-present), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025-present)
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly \- "Go To Lawyer" for Business Transactions (2024)
Specialties
Representative matters
As described on the firm’s website.
- Sale by privately-owned corporation of its cloud-based communication, collaboration and reporting SaaS platform for food retailers and their vendors.
- Sale of family-owned seed and landscape supply business to a private-equity fund.
- Lead investor in Series B investment in medical device technology platform.
- Sale by founder of a lawn treatment services business to a private-equity fund.
- Sale by the founders of a business providing diagnostic, treatment and support services for individuals with autism spectrum disorder to a private-equity fund.
- Sale by founder of a fire and life-safety services business to a private equity-backed portfolio company.
- Acquisition by publicly-traded healthcare services company of a business that is developing a novel instrument sterilization process and technology.
- Existing management of a private-equity portfolio company in connection with rollover investment and sale transaction.
- Acquisition by entrepreneur of a family-owned business providing aggregate hauling services, and numerous follow-on strategic acquisitions by the business.
- Sale by founder of a business providing group home and day-support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to a private-equity backed portfolio company.
Deal profile
- Typical deal size
- Any deal size
- Remote work
- In-person / regional