William J. Strickland

Counsel

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Practices

International

Education

University of Richmond School of Law, JD, Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1969
University of Richmond, BS, 1964

Admissions

Registered Foreign Lawyer, England and Wales
Brussels (Belgium)
Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Affiliations

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Virginia Bar Association

Member, City of Richmond Bar Association

Member, Virginia Local Government Attorneys Association, 1984-2007

Member, Board of Directors, Virginia Foundation for Economic Education, 1998-2006

Council Member, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2002-present

Member, Board of Directors, University of Richmond Law School Association, 2001-2004

Trustee, United States Law Firm Group, 1998-2008

Member, Board of Directors, World Affairs Council of Greater Richmond, 2005-2007

Member, Board of Directors, Virginia College Building Authority, 1990-1994

Member, Board of Governors, American Club of Brussels, 2009-present

Founder, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

Bill has experience in international financial and corporate transactions of various types. He has represented buyers and seller in mergers and acquisitions; and has served as lender's counsel, underwriter's counsel, issuer's counsel, and borrower's counsel in numerous debt financings. He is the former managing partner of McGuireWoods LLP from 1996 through 2007.

He has experience in the financing of infrastructure projects such as roads, airports, ports, and utilities through various structures, including public/private partnerships. He also has served as bond counsel in a number of tax-exempt bond issues, including general obligation and revenue bond issues, industrial development bond issues and tax-exempt leases. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Virginia Bar Association.

While earning his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law, Bill was a member of the University of Richmond Law Review and the McNeill Law (Honor) Society. Bill was awarded the Charles T. Norman Medal as the best all-around law graduate. As an undergraduate at the University of Richmond, he was a member of the Robins School of Business Honor Council and was honored as a member of Omicron Delta Kappa.

Bill served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1964 through 1967 reaching the rank of Captain.

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T: +1 804 775 4350F: +1 804 698 2185wstrickland@mcguirewoods.comOne James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219-4030

T: +32 2 629 42 40F: +32 2 629 42 22rue des Colonies 56 - box 3
1000 Brussels
Belgium

Representation of European based companies in acquisitions in the United States.

Representation of governmental and private entities in the development of structures for and the financing of public-private partnerships for highway, rail, hotel, convention center and sports facility projects.

Representation of governmental entities in the financing of infrastructure projects such as toll roads, rail, water and sewer and other facilities.

Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Public Finance Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law, Woodward/White, Inc., 2005, 2012, 2013

Named to "Virginia Super Lawyers," International, Business/Corporate, Bonds/Government Finance, Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2006, 2007