Overview
William W. (“Bill”) Keffer is a partner and co-chair of Montgomery McCracken’s Business Succession Planning Practice Group. Bill serves as outside general counsel to nonprofit and for-profit companies, advising on their general operations, structure, governance, compliance, mergers and acquisitions, and succession planning. He represents a number of family-owned and nonprofit businesses in the fields of education, camping and athletics.
Bill has extensive experience handling all types of real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing and financings, as well as all types of liquor licensing matters. Bill also represents corporate trustees and foundations in all aspects of their operations and counsels individuals and families on estate planning and estate administration.
In Depth
William W. Keffer is the co-chair of the Business Succession Planning Practice Group. He serves as outside general counsel to nonprofit and for-profit companies in connection with their general operations, structure, governance, compliance, mergers, acquisitions and succession planning. Bill represents a number of family owned and nonprofit businesses involved in the fields of education, camping and athletics. He has extensive experience handling all types of real estate matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, financings and also all types of liquor licensing matters. Bill also represents corporate trustees and foundations in all aspects of their operations and he counsels individuals and families in connection with their estate planning and estate administration.
Bill received a J.D. degree from Widener University School of Law where he served as a staff articles advisor of the law review, The Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. He graduated from Denison University with a B.A. degree in History and minor in Spanish.
How William Helps
- Outside general counsel to nonprofit and for-profit companies
- Business succession planning
- Estate planning and administration
- Real estate acquisitions, leasing and financing
The Record
Credentials
Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
Selected Speaking Engagements
- November 2019 Presenter
- November 2018 Presenter
- January 2018 Moderator “Growth Champions: Elevating the Middle Market” The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia
Selected Publications
- July 2019 Quoted “The New Rules of Booze: Customers, makers benefitting as landscape shifts” Philadelphia Business Journal
- November 2009 Author “Beer in PA Supermarkets? When Did the Law Change?” The Legal Intelligencer
Community Involvement
- Trustee, Camp Tecumseh
- Board of Directors, Police Athletic League of Philadelphia
- Former Member of the Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)
Education
Law School
- Widener University School of Law
Undergraduate School
- Denison University
Insights
Shared Thinking
Talk With William
Philadelphia 215-772-7505 wkeffer@mmwr.com