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William Porter
Senior Associate (Admitted in England & Wales, not admitted in Australia)
William is a corporate and M&A lawyer who advises Australian and international clients across a range of industry sectors.
William specialises in complex private mergers and acquisitions, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.
He also has expertise advising clients on public mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raisings and corporate governance matters.
William is qualified in England and Wales, having started his legal career in the UK where he worked for a leading global law firm and completed an in-house secondment at a large multinational bank.