William A Starshak

Commercial Finance, International Lending, Private Credit, Private Equity

Bill Starshak is a principal in the firm's Commercial Finance Group. His practice focuses on the representation of financial institutions in a variety of lending transactions, including cash-flow and asset based loans, unitranche structures, mezzanine financings and leveraged buy-out transactions. Mr. Starshak has extensive experience working on international finance transactions for both United States and foreign financial institutions and worked with the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law to draft a legislative guide for countries to modernize their secured transactions laws. Additionally, he has represented private equity funds and corporate clients in financing transactions as well as in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Starshak is a frequent panelist at the Secured Finance Association’s International Asset Based Lending Conference and speaks often on cross-border lending issues throughout North America and Europe. Mr. Starshak is ranked by Chambers USA in Banking & Finance.

Mr. Starshak recently served on the Board of Directors for Meritas, law firms worldwide. He is also a founding member of the U.S. Soccer Development Council of the United States Soccer Federation and is a member of the Chicago-Hamburg Sister Cities Committee.

Mr. Starshak received his law degree, cum laude, from Northwestern University in 1999. In 1994, he received his B.A. in foreign affairs and history, with high distinction, from the University of Virginia. Mr. Starshak is a former Robert Bosch Fellow (1999-2000). He practiced in Chicago, Germany and London prior to joining Goldberg Kohn. Mr. Starshak is admitted to practice in the states of Illinois and New York.

Secured Finance Network, Member International Finance Committee

“Measure Twice, Cut Once: Five Key Issues That Should Be Evaluated Upfront When Assessing a Cross-Border Lending Transaction,” co-authored with Jonathan Cooper, The Secured Lender, July 2012; “The Next Phase of Secured Lending Reform in Mexico,” The Secured Lender, July 2012.