As businesses grow, they often face new challenges and issues. They outgrow their existing capacity, their business and lending relationships, and organizational structures. We help them through all phases of a business life cycle—from formation, through expansion, acquisitions and beyond.

William M. Umbach advises businesses on a full range of legal matters, including commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, entity formation, governance, restructuring, business planning, corporate divisions, recapitalizations and divestitures. With advanced training in taxation, he is able to help his clients organize, manage and reorganize their businesses to adapt to the changing business climate and to structure transactions in a tax-advantageous manner. Will also advises on lending transactions, including setting up new entities and representing borrowers when financing and refinancing credit facilities.

Will has advised clients in a variety of industries, including textiles, marine and other types of manufacturing, automobile and boat dealerships, and health care entities of various types, including large physician medical practices and hospital trust services companies. His clients range in size from individuals navigating local markets to Fortune 100 companies with more than $1 billion in annual revenue, and he currently serves as outside general counsel for a leading manufacturer with locations in four U.S. states, China and India, as well as other companies in the manufacturing, fitness amenities and appraisal services industries.

Adams and Reese

At Adams and Reese, we take things personally. Our people are connected – to each other, to our clients, our families and our communities. We care deeply about the people around us.

As lawyers, it’s our business to know and understand our clients, their businesses, their current needs and their future plans. As neighbors, our commitment to volunteerism has become a deep-rooted characteristic of our firm’s personality.

Our clients are the front-runners in their industries, and we’re right there with them, providing the advice and representation they need to stay on top. Our industry-focused practice groups of attorneys and advisors are strategically organized across offices throughout the southern U.S. and Washington, DC.

We couldn’t be prouder of the many national and regional awards we have received as a firm for our service to clients – and we’re even more gratified by the countless recognitions awarded to individual attorneys by their peers and clients. But the many long-term relationships we have built with our clients is our greatest honor, and it’s ultimately how we measure our success.

Adams and Reese is proud to be named to AdvanceLaw’s preferred panel of law firms. AdvanceLaw is a group of more than 200 chief legal officers of large multinationals, whose mission is to improve the legal market and profession. This is accomplished in part through the sharing of in-house client feedback.

AdvanceLaw firms are selected on the basis of quality, client-service, efficiency and innovation, as well as profession-friendly practices, including strengths in diversity and pro bono service.