William S. Cherry

William S. Cherry Jr.

Partner

Areas of Experience

Services
Banking, Credit & Financial Services
Creditors' Rights & Bankruptcy
Real Estate
Industries
Banking
Real Estate

Education

Wake Forest University, JD, 1975

North Carolina State University, BA, 1972

Professional and Community Activities

North Carolina Bar Association, Board of Governors, 1994-1997; Continuing Education Committee, 1997-1999; Real Property Section Council Vice Chairman, 1987-1988 and Chairman, 1988-1989; Legislative Advisory Committee, 1992-1994; Multi-disciplinary task force, 1999-present
American Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Wake County Bar Association

Notable Accomplishments

Jurisdictions Licensed

301 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900, Raleigh, NC 27601	t: 919.783.2938	\|	email
P.O. Box 1801, Raleigh, NC 27602-1801	f: 919.783.1075	\|	vcard

Bill has thirty years experience assisting all types of businesses with complex mergers and acquisitions, financing and real estate matters, protecting the rights of creditors and securitizing creditors’ rights, and counseling individuals and businesses on debtor/creditor issues. He has practiced in each of the firm’s three offices, building relationships statewide. Bill’s bottom-line business sense and responsiveness are well known to his clients.

Representative Experience

Broad range of experience in business transactional matters, including financing transactions, sale and securitization of assets, and the purchase or sale of businesses in a variety of industries, or assets used in such businesses (e.g., banking, savings and loans, agriculture, food service, engineering, solid waste disposal)
State and federal corporate, commercial and consumer regulatory compliance issues for bank holding companies and their subsidiaries
Extensive contract review, analysis, drafting and negotiation in a broad array of practice disciplines

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Firm Management Responsibilities

Bill is Co-Chair of Poyner Spruill's Financial Services Practice Area. He was Chair of Poyner Spruill’s Pro Bono committee from 1997 to 2007 and is also a Past Chair of the Business Department. Bill was an active member of the firm's Management Committee from 1988 to 1996 and was also Chair of the firm's Technology Committee from 1995 to 1999.