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William F. Capps

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Partner
Chairman, Corporate Department
WCapps@JMBM.com
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Los Angeles

1900 Avenue of the Stars,
7th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067

Main: 310.203.8080
Direct: 310.201.3513
Fax: 310.712.8513

Orange County

3 Park Plaza,
Suite 1100
Irvine, California 92614

Main: 949.623.7200
Direct: 949.623.7245
Fax: 949.623.7202
Dottie Lulick
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310.201.8080 x 6670
DL7@JMBM.com
Main BioPersonal Bio

Bill Capps is a partner and chairman of the Corporate Department. Bill represents some of the Firm's higher visibility corporate and banking clients in many business matters, with particular emphasis on securities matters (including mergers and acquisitions and representation of Special Committees), international matters, real estate and building materials companies, corporate finance, franchising, executive compensation planning, litigation management and health care transactions. His experience includes serving substantial corporate clients in all business matters. In addition, Bill is a licensed real estate broker.

Representative Experience:

  • Representation of Fortune 500 companies in all aspects of international transactions and building materials industry
  • Representation of significant families in Southern California in business and personal planning
  • Strategic litigation management for major disputes
Education

J.D., 1973, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley

B.A., 1968, high honors, Whittier College

PracticesCorporate, International, Mergers & Acquisitions, Project Finance, Securities, Broker-Dealer/Investment, Renewable Energy/Climate Change, Health Care

IndustriesBanking & Financial Services, Construction & Building Materials, Broker-Dealer/Investment Management, Health Care, Aerospace & Defense

Associations
  • Former Chairman and Director of Interlaw Ltd., an international association of law firms
  • Organizer of monthly Corporate Counsel Roundtable programs for in-house corporate counsel
  • Representation of aggregate mining industry before State Board of Mining and Geology and legislature
  • Licensed real estate broker
  • American Bar Association
Awards &
Recognition
  • Note and Comment Editor, California Law Review, 1972-73
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Conflict of Laws
  • Dinkelspiel Scholar
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review, AV Rating
  • Sought-after speaker for legal and business groups throughout Southern California
Bar Admissions

State Bar of California

JMBM Events
08/24/11Special Evening Corporate Counsel Roundtable: How to Protect Yourself Against Personal Liability as an Officer or Director
06/29/11Corporate Counsel Roundtable Webinar: Designing & Enforcing Non-Compete Agreements
04/21/11Corporate Counsel Roundtable: Inclement Weather and Cloud Computing: When Lightning Strikes
Speaking
Engagements
10/12/11Interlaw Annual Global Meeting
08/25/11 Appraisal Institute: IRS Valuation Summit 2011
02/16/11CalCIMA: Ready Mix Roundtable
Articles
09/19/11Orange County Business Journal: Selling or Financing Your Company: Ten Steps to a Better Deal
09/08/08Los Angeles Daily Journal: Foreign Investment: A Chat Across the Pond
 
Newsletters
10/18/10JMBM Corporate Law Newsletter Fall 2010
12/01/06JMBM Corporate Update Winter 2006
 
Media Mentions
11/08/10Daily Journal: Smaller Firms Compete for Big Deals Thanks to Membership Networks
01/14/10Law360.com: Q&A With Jeffer Mangels' Bill Capps
12/07/09The Hollywood Reporter: Pauly Shore Sues Brother Over Control of Comedy Store

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