Frank C Williams III

Practice Areas

Frank focuses his practice on a range of corporate and commercial transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions.

He has advised corporations and limited liability companies and their ownership groups in structuring and negotiating stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions and in a variety of commercial and corporate matters, including reorganizations, organizational matters, shareholder and operating agreements, joint ventures, corporate governance and general business and contractual matters.

He has represented commercial lending institutions and borrowers in a variety of financing transactions. Frank has also advised corporations and governmental bodies on economic incentive matters, particularly negotiated fee-in-lieu of tax transactions.

Frank previously served as Managing Partner of the firm's Greenville office.

Career

Frank was a partner at Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, which combined in 2018 with Fox Rothschild.

Professional Memberships

Frank is an active member of his community. Past leadership positions include chair of the Upstate and Central South Carolina Regional Selection Committee for the Jefferson Scholars Program of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, chair of the Christ Church Endowment Corporation, board member of the Christ Church Episcopal School Alumni Association and board member of the Greenville Country Club.

Personal

University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., cum laude), Order of the Coif, Order of the Wig and Robe | University of Virginia (B.S.) Jefferson Scholar.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admission: South Carolina