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William F. Weld is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm's New York office. He focuses his practice in the areas of government strategies, corporate investigations and compliance and general business advice, particularly in the financial area.
Bill joined McDermott in 1997 after serving as governor of Massachusetts, where he was elected in 1990 and re-elected in 1994. In office he was credited with improving the business climate in the state by reducing taxes and regulations on businesses. He served as national co-chair of the Privatization Council and led business and trade missions to many countries in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Prior to his election as governor, Bill was a federal prosecutor for seven years, serving as the Assistant U.S. Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts during the Reagan administration. He was also a commercial litigator in Boston for a dozen years.
Earlier in his career, Bill served in Washington as a staff member for both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Bill is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves by appointment of the President as a member of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
Bill is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and New York.
Education
Harvard Law School, J.D. (cum laude)
University of Oxford (with distinction)
Harvard College, B.A. (summa cum laude) | 