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William N. Wofford
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Bill is a corporate transactional lawyer and drug development entrepreneur. Bill’s practice at Hutchison has been focused on structuring and negotiating transactions for drug development, biotechnology, medical device and healthcare services companies and financial, strategic and philanthropic investors. Bill helps growing and established companies raise capital, acquire and out-license technology, collaborate with strategic partners and engage in mergers and acquisitions. He is also an investor in and advisor to various development-stage companies and a principal with Arrivo Bioventures, a Research Triangle biopharmaceutical development company. Bill earned his B.A. and J.D. from the University of Virginia. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Eco Institute at Pickards Mountain and supports environmental, mental health and social justice causes.
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Recognition, Affiliations & Memberships
- Licensing & Corporate Partnering Lawyer of the Year in North Carolina, 2021
- Co-author and Editor, Biotechnology and the Law (American Bar Association, 2007, 2019)
- Board of Directors, SEBIO, 2009-2015
- Member, Entrepreneurial Council for the Wake Forest University Translational Science Institute (TSI)
- Best Lawyers in America, recognized annually since 2007
- Member, Licensing Executives Society
- Member, American Bar Association’s Business Section and Science and Technology Committee
- Super Lawyers, 2006, 2008
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in: Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
Education
- J.D., University of Virginia, 1994
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1989
Admissions
- New York
- North Carolina
Articles & Resources
Articles
- Entrepreneurial Law 101
August 13, 2019 - Biotechnology and the Law, Second Edition
April 18, 2019 - Client Alert: Newly-Passed 21st Century Cures Act — Immediate Action Might Be Required
January 31, 2017 - Hutchison PLLC takes on the #ALSicebucketchallenge
August 25, 2014 - Four Hutchison Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers In America 2014
August 15, 2013 - Biotechnology and the Law
January 11, 2013 - Two Hutchison Law Group Attorneys Named to Legal Elite
January 23, 2012 - Four Hutchison Law Group Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America
August 6, 2009 - Bill Wofford Named to SEBIO Board of Directors
January 13, 2009 - Do I Need to Care that the Invention My Company is Licensing was Funded by the Government?
October 16, 2007
Areas of Practice