Holyoak, William D.

Lawyer Overview

Bill Holyoak has practiced at Parsons Behle & Latimer for more than 20 years and is a shareholder in the Corporate and Tax Department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, securities, and real estate finance.

Related Activities and Skills:

• Editor, Utah Bar Journal, 1999 - present
• Law Clerk, Judge George E. MacKinnon, United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1980 - 1981
• Adjunct Professor, Securities Regulation, University of Utah College of  Law, 2001 - 2003
  

Areas of Practice

• Corporate
• Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Entities
• Limited Liability Companies
• Legal Opinions
• Securities
• Venture Capital
• Licensing
• Real Estate
• Executive Compensation

West Practice Categories

Business Organizations, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Utah, 1980

Classes and Seminars

• "Setting Up a Small Business - Organizational Details", National Business Institute Seminar, 1998
• Raising Money on the Internet, Wayne Brown Institute
• Ethical Issues Facing Attorneys - The Recalcitrant Client, Securities Practice Workshop, Utah State Bar
• Law and the Arts, University of Utah Institute of Arts Administration (Adjunct Professor)
• Contracts, Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Series
• Legal Issues, Utah Museum Association Annual Conference
• Legal Issues in the Arts, Seventh Annual Arts Council Conference
• Contracts and Forms of Organization, Western Alliance of Arts Administrators

Education

• Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah, 1980
  J.D.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Law Review: Brigham Young University Law Review, Editor-in-Chief
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1977
  B.S.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Mathematics

Published Works

• Can Utah's Smaller Public Companies Survive Sarbanes-Oxley?, Utah Business Magazine
• Risks Posed by Employee Internet and E-mail Usage, Utah Business Magazine
• Succession Planning for the Family Business, Utah Business Magazine
• Protecting Trade Secrets, Utah Business Magazine
• Forming, Operating and Obtaining Tax Exemption for Utah Nonprofit Corporations, Utah Arts Council Manual
• Tribal Sovereignty and the Supreme Court's 1977-1978 Term, Brigham Young University Law Review

Address

201 South Main Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, UT 84111-2218

Phones

801-532-1234

Faxes

801-536-6111

Emails

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Websites

http://www.parsonsbehlelaw.com (http://www.parsonsbehle.com)