William Chudd

Practice Areas

Bill is co-head of Davis Polk’s interdisciplinary Private Equity practice and a member of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions team. His diverse and broad-based practice encompasses both public and private M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, collaborations, restructurings, spinoffs and corporate governance matters.

He represents private equity firms and their portfolio companies in all aspects of their businesses, including acquisitions and dispositions of public and private companies, recapitalizations, minority investments, co-investment arrangements and sponsor team governance arrangements.

He also represents multinational corporations on critical business initiatives and transactions, including both domestic and cross-border M&A. He has handled matters across multiple industries, with particular experience in the healthcare sector.