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Drawing on experience that spans the history of the Web, Bill counsels entrepreneurs, technologists, investors, board directors and executives who found, nurture and monetize growing companies.

• Startup lawyer: Bill formed and represented some of the first ventures of the Web 1.0 era, including fine.com, F5 Networks, Pantheon and Union Street. Current clients include General UI, Hoaloha Robotics, IdentityMine, Iota, Quu, Tamarac and Uber Entertainment.
• Angel investor: Bill draws on his experience as an angel investor. Today, he represents individual angels and serves on the Angel Capital Association's Public Policy Committee Advisory Council.
• In house: Bill has worked at startups and emerging companies from the inside, at Tamarac, Bot.Net and Who's Calling. He's also served on boards of directors of startups.

Bill blogs daily at Counselor @ Law and is frequently quoted on topics ranging from social media, to securities law reforms, to the #Occupy Wall Street movement.

He is one of the two lawyers behind Startup Trivia, an app for iOS and Android with daily questions about startup law and culture.

Bill directed the first feature shot in high-definition: Dot Con, a black comedy set in a fictional Seattle startup. It aired often (usually after midnight!) in the early days of HDNet. For a charitable, anonymous review of the movie, click here.