Bill is the Chairman of Kaufman & Canoles. His commercial law practice includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, capital formation, contract negotiation, and health care.
- Represented purchaser of multiple minor league baseball franchises including Calgary Cannons, Bowie Baysox and Frederick Keys
- Served as borrower counsel in $165,000,000 high-yield debt financing
- Facilitated and closed a number of major medical group integrations including Urology of Virginia, PLLC, Northern Virginia Urology, PLLC and New Jersey Urology, PLLC
- Represented multiple buyers and sellers of major automobile dealerships, including Toyota, BMW, Chevrolet and Nissan franchises
- Coordinated the organization and financing of $100,000,000 plus continuing care retirement community project
- Served as Virginia counsel to large, international hedge fund in proxy contest involving 2008 annual meeting of CSX corporation
- Represented management team of a direct marketing company in connection with $12,000,000 leveraged buy-out from the bankruptcy estate of its parent company and in connection with multiple follow on acquisitions and divestitures
- Best Lawyers in America, 1996-2013
- Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2007-2012
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, Law & Politics, 2009
- Virginia's Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004-2012
- America's Leading Business Lawyers; Chambers USA; Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions Law, 2007-2012
- The Power List; Inside Business, 2013
- William B. Spong, Jr. Professionalism Award; Virginia Bar Association, 2010
- Leader in the Law; Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2007
- Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation Class of 2002
- AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
- American Bar Association
- Virginia Bar Association; Past President, 2006
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Virginia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section; Past Chairman, 1991
- Virginia Law Foundation; Past President
- Kaufman & Canoles Consulting, LLC; Board of Advisors
- EVMS Health Services Foundation; Board of Directors
- Cancer Care Foundation of Tidewater; Board of Directors
- Fort Norfolk Retirement Community, Inc.; Chairman, Board of Directors
- AmeriComm, LLC; Board of Directors
- Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges; Board of Trustees
- SunTrust Bank; Hampton Roads Regional Advisory Board
- Virginia Bar Association Commission on Professionalism; Founding Member
- Norfolk Academy; President, Board of Trustees
- College of William & Mary; B.B.A., 1978
- University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1981