William A. Buck
Partner
William A. Buck is a Partner with Leech Tishman and a member of the Corporate and Taxation Practice Groups. Bill is based in Leech Tishman’s Pittsburgh office where he focuses his practice primarily on corporate and commercial law, providing outside general counsel to middle market clients on business operations, mergers and acquisitions, structuring strategic business relationships, and intellectual property matters.
Bill also provides counsel to clients in federal and state tax planning, tax controversy matters, and acquisition tax planning.
Some of Bill’s recent representative transactions include:
Sell side transactions:
- Served as M&A transaction counsel involving sale of manufacturing organization to multi-billion dollar private equity firm for strategic combination with existing portfolio company; collaborated with investment banker on transaction in review of prospective competitive, strategic and financial buyers
- Served as transaction counsel involving construction company, advising individual management shareholders in merger transactions and serving in a management role in the combined company
- Served as M&A real estate transaction counsel to wholesale consumer food staples distributor involving sale to multi-billion dollar competitor looking for entry point into eastern U.S. market
- Served as M&A transaction counsel to wholesale construction supplier, advising sellers and shareholders and conducting informal auction process involving both competitive and financial buyers
Buyer-side transactions:
- Served as M&A/finance/general counsel to oil field service provider in pursuing acquisition of competitor (transaction did not close due to business considerations)
- Served as M&A/general counsel to buyer in connection with Article 9 transaction conducted by senior secured lender
- Served as M&A/general counsel to buyer in auction process involving multi-state construction firm in organized sale at direction of surety company (transaction did not close as client submitted conservative bid based upon results of business and legal due diligence)
Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights transactions:
- Served as turnaround counsel to oil and gas services business in organized wind down and liquidation of company assets in excess of for benefit of senior secured lender to protect company shareholders
Academics
J.D., Duquesne University School of Law
B.A., Duquesne University
Admissions
Pennsylvania
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Allegheny County Bar Association
Professional Accolades
Pennsylvania Rising Star, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine (2008, 2010, 2013-2015)