| Biography:
William Krisel, counsel in the Firm's Paris office, is a French avocat, as
well as a member of the New York Bar. Having practiced in France since 1984, Bill
has considerable experience in cross-border business transactions raising United
States, French and European Union legal issues. Bill is a general corporate
lawyer, with extensive experience in international mergers and acquisitions. He
has handled acquisitions and divestitures in Europe for public companies such
as The New York Times Company, Pacific Dunlop plc, Pitney Bowes Inc., Polo/Ralph
Lauren Company and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals Inc. Bill has also represented
JP Morgan Capital Corporation and Baker Capital Corporation in numerous venture
capital acquisitions in Europe. Once an acquisition is completed, clients
often turn to Bill to act as their outside general counsel for European matters.
With over 23 years of experience in the corporate area, he has experience in the
full life cycle of a foreign-owned business in Europe: joint-venture agreements,
patent- and trademark-licensing issues, competition and securities law questions,
distribution agreements, regulatory compliance issues, labor law issues, tax problems,
corporate reorganizations, asset divestitures and the like. As a result of the
impact of European Union law and regulations on international business activity,
Bill has developed considerable experience in EU antitrust law. Bill graduated
summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1976 and cum laude from Harvard Law School
in 1980.
On the basis of Bill's experience as both a French and American
lawyer in Paris, he is a valuable resource to Proskauer clients in the practical
as well as the legal aspects of doing business in Europe.
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