William T. Harvey

Mr. Harvey, a shareholder with the firm, has focused his practice for the past 20 years on business law. He advises business owners on planning matters, including business startups and corporate mergers and acquisitions, and counsels private and public companies on federal and state securities regulation, including private and public offerings of debt and equity securities.

Much of Bill's practice focuses on advising clients in advanced technology industries.

He has advised high-tech companies in the areas of software licensing, capital formation, copyright issues, e-commerce issues and marketing agreements.

In nearly 20 years of practice, Bill has handled various corporate and business matters, including the purchase and sale of corporate stock and assets, venture capital financing, debt and equity financing and the purchase and sale of various small to medium sized enterprises. He has had extensive experience in shareholder disputes, minority shareholders' rights, directors' and officers' liability and other corporate law issues. He has also advised both publicly owned and privately held banks on securities filings, proposed mergers, drafting and amendments to articles and bylaws and other corporate and securities issues. Bill renders day-to-day advice on licensing agreements, sales agreements, contract negotiations, unfair competition and many other operational issues.

Bill graduated from Yale University, then obtained a Masters Degree from Duquesne University. Bill graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1978. He has been admitted to practice law before the Pennsylvania courts, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Tax Court.

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