William W. Keffer

Partner

Office
Philadelphia
Phone
215-772-7505
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William W. Keffer

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

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Credentials

  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia 215-772-7505 wkeffer@mmwr.com