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Bill Schnoor
Position
Partner
Career
Bill Schnoor is a partner in and former co-chair of the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences groups. He works in all areas of corporate, securities and partnership laws, with a primary focus on advising high-growth technology and life sciences companies. He joined Goodwin in 2005, after a 21-year career with Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, and quickly became co-chair of Goodwin’s technology and life sciences practices. Under his leadership the Technology and Life Sciences group expanded successfully into northern California, becoming one of the top-ranked practices in that market. In 2018, Bill relocated to London to lead the expansion of Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences practices in the United Kingdom and across continental Europe. He rejoined the firm’s Boston office in July 2020 but continues to work actively with clients in the United Kingdom, across Europe and in Israel, as well as in the United States.
Education
JD, 1983, Yale Law School / BA, 1980, Yale University (summa cum laude)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
(Hall of Fame)Goodwin provides a full-service offering to emerging companies and venture capital companies, supporting clients from initial seed financing stages through to exit transactions. The life sciences practice is co-chaired by Mitch Bloom and Kingsley Taft from Boston, and the technology and emerging companies team is jointly led by Kenneth Gordon in Boston and Craig Schmitz in New York. Bill Schnoor
, based in Boston, specializes in business and securities law, private equity work, and acquisitions. Danielle Lauzon, who focuses on life sciences and healthcare information technology services clients, and William Collins, who is experienced in formations, capital markets transactions and exit strategies, bolster the Boston team. In Silicon Valley, Caine Moss assists companies in the software, AI, internet, and financial services sectors.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Employers
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)