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Thompson Hine LLP Offices
3900 KEY CENTER, 127 PUBLIC SQUARE
CLEVELAND, OH 44114-1291
OHIO
United States
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William Henry
Work Department
Corporate Transactions & Securities/Private Equity
Position
Will is a partner in the Corporate Transactions & Securities practice group. He focuses his practice in the following areas:
- Mergers and acquisitions, principally in the middle-market space;
- Private equity, including add-on acquisitions and exits;
- Commercial contract drafting and associated counseling; and
- Corporate organization and general governance matters.
Will has extensive experience in middle-market M&A transactions, having negotiated and closed transactions ranging in value from less than $1 million to over $500 million, with an aggregate value exceeding $3 billion over his career. His clients include private equity firms as well as privately-held and publicly-held Fortune 1000 companies.
With regard to corporate drafting and counseling, in addition to working on transactions, Will has assisted clients in the drafting and negotiation of complex commercial agreements, ranging from purchase and supply agreements to complex long-term partnership and joint venture agreements. He also advises on day-to-day corporate governance matters, including employment agreements, consulting agreements and separation agreements. Recently, he completed a secondment at a division of a Fortune 10 company.
Education
- University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2007, with honors, Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law, editor in chief, 2006 to 2007, staff editor, 2005 to 2006; Texas International Law Journal, managing editor, 2006-2007, staff editor, 2005 to 2006
- Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 2004, summa cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
(Leading lawyers)Thompson Hine LLP is a midwestern firm whose work is dominated by M&A transactions for small-to-medium sized public companies, start-ups, and investment managers. Team head Frank Chaiken splits his time between Chicago and Cincinnati and assists with a diverse range of corporate transactions, with a notable penchant for advising on foreign direct investment into the US. William Henry is based in Cleveland, where he advises private equity firms and Fortune 1000 companies on mergers and acquisitions as well as on commercial contracts and governance matters. Also in Cleveland is Tony Kuhel, who is noted for his ability to advise major corporate clients such as The Home Depot on corporate takeovers. Emma Off departed the firm in December 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m) United States > M&A/corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Transport > Shipping: litigation and regulation
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Government > Government contracts
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Sport