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Bill Roegge

Bill Roegge

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Bill focuses on M&A, activism defense, and other complex corporate matters. He has significant experience advising strategic and private equity clients on their most complex, high-stakes matters, including cross-border public and private M&A, carve-out transactions, and joint ventures. He has advised clients across a variety of industries, including tech, life sciences, digital infrastructure, consumer and retail, automotive, defense and industrials.

Bill also has significant experience advising public company clients on takeover and shareholder activism defense matters, including engagements involving Carl Icahn, Ancora Advisors, Starboard Value, GAMCO Investors, Cannell Capital, Deep Track Capital, Tang Capital Management, FCM Management and Alta Fundamental Advisers.

Bill also regularly represents leading financial advisors in connection with public M&A transactions.

A testimonial from The Legal 500 describes Bill as “an outstanding lawyer who not only advocated for us as his client but also is a very decent, respectful person who is successful without being arrogant or off-putting.”

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Corporate/M&A - New York

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Bill Roegge has experience advising clients on cross-border public and private M&A, carve-out transactions and joint ventures.

Strengths

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  • Bill is incredibly responsive and provides well-balanced and business-oriented advice.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Bill is a great business partner. He shows he cares about our success and works hand-in-hand with us on the most challenging issues we face to help us achieve strategic business goals.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA
  • Bill is a spectacular lawyer, who understands what clients need.

    Corporate/M&AChambers Guide to the USA

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