Bio

William Gump is a partner in the Corporate and Financial Services Department and currently serves as the firm's General Counsel and the co-chair of the Conflicts and Ethics Committee and the Risk Management & Insurance Committee. Prior to assuming the role of General Counsel, Bill served as the Co-Chair of Willkie's Corporate and Financial Services Department for over a decade, concentrating his practice in the areas of merger and acquisition transactions involving public and private companies, focusing on both private equity and strategic acquirer transactions, as well as bankruptcy-based asset sales. He also regularly handled public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, and advised boards of directors and senior management on strategic and governance matters. Bill has worked extensively in most areas of corporate law in various industries, including media, healthcare/life sciences, telecommunications, technology and financial services, including insurance. Bill practiced for six years in Willkie’s London office.