Bio

For more than three decades, William Perrone has helped sellers, investors, buyers, founders and owners of businesses create, preserve, and grow value through a variety of strategic transactions. As Chair of Wiggin and Dana’s Corporate Department, Bill guides clients through the legal and business aspects of a variety of complex 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, technology, media, retail, and a variety of services. He also has extensive experience in all aspects of information technology, including data analytics, cloud computing, software development, and distribution, SaaS, and digital media. Bill founded the firm’s Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Practice Group and has helped countless entrepreneurs achieve their goals, including many successful exits. Bill is also Co-chair of the firm’s Family Office Practice Group, and has a long track record of helping wealthy individuals and families invest and divest in a variety of business ventures. 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. Bill is also deeply involved in the regional and national business community and 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.