Bio

William Simpson is a partner in the Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions practices of Paul Hastings. He focuses his practice on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital. He regularly represents funds, owners and management groups in private equity transactions and he represents approximately 30 private equity backed companies and a dozen private equity sponsors. He has handled approximately 300 significant mergers and acquisitions during his career. Mr. Simpson formerly served as chair of the firm's Global Private Equity practice group, chair of the firm’s Orange County Office, and chair of the Business and Corporate Law Section of the Orange County Bar Association.