William B. Bierce

Co-Founder

Bierce & Kenerson, P.C.
420 Lexington Avenue, #1402
New York, New York 10170

212 840 0080 Tel
wbierce@biercekenerson.com

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William Bierce has many years of experience in corporate, commercial, technology, international business and financial transactions.  A seasoned business adviser, he counsels clients on legal and tax issues in corporate and commercial law, intellectual property and technology.  He is fluent in French and advises domestic and international clients across a broad spectrum of industries and practices, including contract manufacturing, trade, information, financial activities and professional and business services.

Bill is recognized as a thought leader, innovative transactional lawyer and prolific author in legal,  regulatory and sustainability issues in global sourcing and services.  In addition to public speaking, his extensive legal experience and interest in outsourcing served as the foundations for launching the website, www.outsourcing-law.com, a leading source of information on trends and laws on global sourcing.  He has been named a “Super Lawyer” from 2008 – present by Super Lawyer magazine and ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers USA in Technology and Outsourcing.  The HR Outsourcing Association named him “HROA Attorney of the Year” for his contributions to the development of HR outsourcing.  He has been quoted in publications and in other media in the U.S., Argentina, France, Germany, India and Japan.  Mr. Bierce has acted both as an advisor to a party and as an arbitrator in various commercial disputes.  Pro bono, Mr. Bierce has acted as senior advisor to the UN Development Programme for drafting a law in a former USSR country for the promotion, governmental and private funding, governance and commercialization of innovations.   He has also been a paid advisor to governments on outsourcing transactions.

Education

• J.D., New York University School of Law
• Articles editor, International Law Journal
• Licence en Droit (Law Degree), with honors, University of Grenoble, France
• B. A. , Yale University

Bar Admissions

• New York
• New Jersey

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Professional & Community Involvement

• New York City Bar Association (Committee Chair, Foreign & Comparative Law (1993-96)
• American Foreign Law Association
• Global Sourcing Council (Member, Board of Directors, 2008-2013)
• American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Europe Committee of ABA Section on International Law)
• French American Bar Association
• International Bar Association
• International Technology Law Association
• New York State Bar Association (Dispute Resolution, Mediation Committee)
• New York Tech Council
• Organisation Mondiale d’Experts Conseils et Arbitres (Vice President)

Prior Employment

• Coudert Brothers
• Windels Marx (ex-partner)
• Pace University Graduate School of Business (Adjunct Assistant Professor)

Languages

• Fluent French

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