William J. Curry
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(617) 338-2976
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(617) 338-2880
William J. Curry is a member of the Securities and Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Governance Practice Groups. He is also one of Sullivan & Worcester's managing partners and a member of its management committee. Mr. Curry focuses his practice on general corporate and securities law, including public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and debt and equity financings. His clients include public and private companies in industries ranging from defense, information storage and protection services, life sciences, media and communications to healthcare.
Representative Client Work
- $12 billion sale of cable television company
- $1.2 billion acquisition of information storage and protection services company in public stock for stock transaction
- $1 billion common equity public offering in the defense industry
- $500 million shelf registration statement for a information storage and protection services company
- $350 million sale of manufacturing company
- $50 million acquisition of technology company
- $200 million public debt tender offer
- Represented courier company in a going private transaction and numerous international joint ventures
Publications
- Profits Per Partner Grow Modestly at Local Firms, Boston Business Journal (February 10, 2012)
- Law Firms Cautiously Optimistic for 2012, Boston Business Journal (January 6, 2012)
- Midsize Law Firms Strike Right Balance in Downturn, Boston Business Journal (June 12, 2009)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- New York Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association
- Board of Trustees, Albany Law School, elected 2011
News
- October 20, 2011
S&W Attorneys Named 2011 Massachusetts Super Lawyers
New England Super Lawyers Magazine - October 19, 2010
S&W Attorneys Named Massachusetts Super Lawyers
New England Super Lawyers Magazine - June 17, 2010
Sullivan & Worcester LLP Receives Top Rankings in Four Categories in the 2010 Edition of The Legal 500 United States
S&W Press Release - October 26, 2009
S&W Attorneys Named New England Super Lawyers
New England Super Lawyers Magazine - August 3, 2009
Sullivan & Worcester Attorneys Named in 2010 Best Lawyers®
The Best Lawyers in America 2010 - October 27, 2008
S&W Attorneys Named Massachusetts Super Lawyers
New England Super Lawyers & Rising Stars Magazine - September 15, 2008
Best Lawyers Ranks S&W Lawyers as Leaders in their Field
The Best Lawyers in America 2009 - October 25, 2007
S&W Attorneys Named Massachusetts Super Lawyers
Boston Magazine - September 5, 2006
Best Lawyers in America Ranks Eight S&W Partners in Boston as Leaders in their Field - December 9, 2005
Sullivan & Worcester LLP Co-Managing Partner Named to Client Service All-Star
S&W Announcement
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- April 14, 2011
ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting
Practices
- Corporate
- Corporate Governance
- Emerging Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Equity
- REITs
- Securities
- Technology
- Venture Capital
Industries
Bar & Court Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1987
- New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, Albany Law School at Union University, 1987
- B.A., magna cum laude, State University of New York at Albany, 1982
Awards & Honors
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2004-2011)
- Best Lawyers in America (2001-2012)
- Client Service All-Star Team, BTI Consulting (2005)


