The Managing Partner and a member of the Executive Committee of the firm, Mr. Williams is a graduate of Ball State University and the Indiana University School of Law. Mr. Williams devotes his practice primarily to general corporate law, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and financial institution matters. Mr. Williams has participated in mergers and acquisitions of privately and publicly held companies and has represented companies with respect to complex corporate financial issues. He has also advised clients on a variety of antitrust matters, including structuring global distribution arrangements, pricing, mergers and acquisitions and monopoly issues. Mr. Williams has represented creditors in sophisticated financing transactions and assisted financial service providers in the development of new products. He has also represented various clients before state and federal regulatory bodies, including the bank regulatory agencies, Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission.

Mr. Williams also served as lead counsel for the City of Indianapolis for the privatization of the Naval Air Warfare Center, one of the most successful and largest in place privatizations of former military facilities.  He was formerly an attorney with American Fletcher National Bank (now, Chase), Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Williams serves as a member of the Boards of Directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, the Corporate Advisory Council for the Indiana Pacers and the Ball State University CEO Organization.  Mr. Williams has previously served on the Boards of Directors of the Indianapolis Economic Development Corporation, the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee, the Corporate Community Council, Prevent Child Abuse, Indiana and the Southeastern Program of Recreational Team Sports, Inc.