William J Curtin

Bill is a member of Davis Polk’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice.

Bill advises industry-leading companies on U.S. and cross-border M&A transactions. His experience spans mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate matters in sectors including aerospace and defense, consumer products and retail, energy, healthcare and life sciences, industrials, sports, tech, media and telecom, and transportation and logistics.

Clients interviewed by Chambers describe Bill as “a remarkably gifted attorney” whose “dedication to the success of a deal is beyond par,” noting that he “is able to find and articulate benefits and outcomes often beyond those realized by other professionals in the room.” As one client noted, “Nobody cares more about their clients than Bill Curtin.”

Bill is a frequent commentator on M&A with appearances on Bloomberg, CNBC, and Sky News and in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

Bill co-authored an article on cross-border business transactions cited by the SEC as an authoritative source on such transactions.