Mr William Perrone > Wiggin and Dana LLP > Stamford, United States > Lawyer Profile
Wiggin and Dana LLP Offices
281 Tresser Boulevard
Two Stamford Plaza
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
CONNECTICUT
United States
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Mr William Perrone
Work Department
Digital Media and Technology, Emerging Companies and Venture Capital, Family Office, Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Sourcing and Technology Transactions, Securities and Capital Marketing, Corporate, Private Equity, Blockchain and Digital Assets
Position
Partner
Career
For more than three decades, Bill has helped investors, buyers, founders, owners, and sellers of businesses create, preserve, and grow value through highly complex and strategic transactions.
Chair of Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate Department, Bill guides clients through the legal and business aspects of a variety of business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, licensing, outsourcing, private equity, and corporate divorces. He represents clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, fintech, insurance-tech, technology, media, retail, and a wide variety of service businesses. He is also very experienced in complex commercial transactions, including software development, licensing and distribution, SaaS agreements, digital media, supply chain and logistics matters.
Bill founded the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group and has handled a significant number of venture capital transactions for investors and issuers. On the mergers and acquisitions front, he is industry agnostic and has personally handled billions of dollars in enterprise value of buy and sell side transactions.
Bill has earned numerous accolades over the course of his distinguished career, including the 2016 Connecticut Law Tribune Professional Excellence Award for his years of service to emerging-technology companies. Bill is also listed in Chambers USA and IFLR 1000 as one of the leading corporate/M&A lawyers, recognized for his handling of complex corporate transactions, including those in the technology sector.
A guitar and bass player in New York metropolitan area cover bands, Bill is also deeply involved in the regional and national business community. He served for many years as a board member of the Association for Corporate Growth.
He received his law degree cum laude from Western New England University School of Law, where he was an instructor in legal research and writing. He received his undergraduate degree cum laude from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. Bill also attended the master’s in law program in taxation at New York University. Before law school, Bill was an economist with the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics in New York City.
Memberships
Association for Corporate Growth
Education
Western New England School of Law (J.D.), cum laude
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A.), cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
Lauded for its ‘pragmatic approach’, Wiggin and Dana LLP‘s M&A practice group handles work such as mergers, stock and asset purchases and equity investments, with public companies, closely-held businesses, and private equity funds among the clients benefitting from the firm’s transactional expertise. The group takes its cues from the firm’s Stamford office, with leadership duties divided between Mark Kaduboski and William Perrone. The former is well-versed in the intricacies of cross-border transactions, while the latter frequently takes the lead on venture capital investments and financings. Deals in the manufacturing, educational technology and consumer products sectors are chiefly the responsibility of New Haven-based Evan Kipperman.