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William Barnard

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Will focuses on private equity and strategic transactions across diverse industries. He represents clients in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, asset purchases, business divestitures, and financings. With extensive experience in sectors such as insurance, energy, infrastructure, banking, food and beverage, and technology, Will manages private placements, public financings, and mergers and acquisitions. He also guides clients through securities filings and corporate governance requirements under securities law and stock exchange rules.

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On February 9, 2026, the House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, approved H.R. 3682. This bill would place additional guardrails on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) in designating insurance companies as systemically important financial institutions (SIFI). The FSOC was established in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, to identify risks to financial stability, promote market discipline, and respond to emerging threats to financial stability. A key authority of the FSOC is its ability to designate nonbank financial institutions as SIFIs.Read More Bill to Limit Classification of Insurers as ‘Systemically Important’ Receives Bipartisan Approval by the House