Lawyers / Professionals

 
William J. Strickland       
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.4350
F: 804.698.2185
wstrickland@mcguirewoods.com

Avenue Louise 250, bte 64
1050 Brussels, Belgium 
T: +32 (0)2 629 42 40
F: +32 (0)2 629 42 22
 

Mr. Strickland has experience in international financial and corporate transactions of various types. He has represented the buyer 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.

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 National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Virginia Bond Club, the Virginia Government Finance Officers Association, the Tax Exempt Finance Committee of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association, and the Virginia Local Government Attorneys Association.


Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Former Managing Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Honors
  • Named One of the "Best Lawyers in America," Woodward/White, Inc.
  • Named a "Virginia Super Lawyer," Law & Politics

Professional Affiliations
  • Committee on Tax-exempt Finance, American Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • City of Richmond Bar Association
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers
  • Virginia Bond Club
  • Virginia Local Government Attorneys Association
  • Virginia Government Finance Officers Association

Civic Affiliations
  • Executive Committee, Virginia Foundation for Economic Education
  • Council Member, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  • Board of Directors, University of Richmond Law School Association
  • Founder, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
 

EDUCATION

University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, Virginia, J.D., 1969

  • McNeill Law Society
  • Member, University of Richmond Law Review, 1968-1969

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, B.S., 1964

  • Omicron Delta Kappa
 
 

ADMITTED

Brussels 2009

Virginia 1969

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

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Newport News, Virginia