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William R. Tehan


Ruder Ware
500 First Street, Suite 8000
P.O. Box 8050
Wausau, WI 54402-8050
715.845.4336
715.845.2718 Fax

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William R. Tehan
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Professional Experience:
Bill Tehan practices primarily in the area of business and commercial law, focusing on corporate mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, corporate finance transactions, construction contracts, and transactions involving software licensing and the internet.  Bill has worked closely with privately and publicly held corporations in the transportation, health care, paper, forest and building products, food products, manufacturing, private investment, and service areas. His extensive transactional experience includes:

  • Representing purchasers and sellers in stock and asset acquisitions.
  • Counseling business entities at all stages in their development (including formation, growth, and exit strategies).
  • Providing advice regarding the selection of corporate, partnership, or limited liability company business forms.
  • Preparing agreements for buyers and sellers regarding the purchase and sale of goods and services.
  • Representing owners in negotiations with contractors regarding construction projects.
  • Representing borrowers and lenders in negotiating financings, including secured and unsecured debt.
  • Assisting in negotiations regarding software licensing transactions and utilizing the internet for business purposes.
 

Education:
B.B.A. (with honors), University of Wisconsin - Madison (1978)
J.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison (1981)

Admitted to Practice:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Bar Associations:
American Bar Association

Member: Business LawSection; Cyberspace Law Committee, Mergers and Acquisitions Committee; Middle Market and Small Business Committee; Uniform Commercial Code Committee; Forum on the Construction Industry

State Bar of Wisconsin

Member: Construction and Public Contract Law Section; Business Law Section, Director (2002 - 2006); Business Assistance Program Committee, Chair (2004 - 2006); Non-profit Business Assistance Program Committee, Chair (2004 - 2006)

Marathon County Bar Association
Transportation Lawyers Association, Member (2008 - present)

Professional Activities:
American Moving & Storage Association

Legal Advisory Council, Member (2004 - present), Chairman (2007 - present)

Worldwide ERC

Public Policy Management Committee, Member (2008 - present)

Wisconsin Law Foundation, Fellow (2009 - present)

Civic Activities:
Wausau/Marathon County Chamber of Commerce

Legislative Action Committee, Chair (1986 - 1988)

University of Wisconsin - Madison Alumni Club of Wausau

President (1988 - 1990)

Wausau Area Performing Arts Foundation

Director (1988 - 1994); United Arts Fund Drive, Chair (1988 - 1990), President (1990 - 1991); ArtsBlock Building Committee Member (1993 - 2001)

Wausau Rotary Club

Member (1989 - present), Board of Directors (2007 - present), President-elect (2009 - 2010), President (2010 - 2011); Uthrotar Program, Committee Chair

Newman Catholic Schools Endowment Trust, Trustee (1993 - present)
Newman Catholic Schools, Long Range Planning Committee,

Chair (1997 - 2000); Education Commission, Member (1997 - 2005), Chair (2002 - 2005); Executive Committee, Chair (2002 - 2005)

Wausau Soccer Club, Inc., Director (1998 - 2001)
Wausau Area Catholic Parishes and Schools, Pastoral Planning Committee, 

Member (2002 - 2006); Coordinating Committee, Member (2002 - 2006)

Grand Theatre Foundation, Inc.

Secretary (2003 - present), Director (2009 - present)

Rainbo Lodge, Director (2004 - present), Vice President (2009 - present)
Grow North f/k/a/ Northwoods Advantage, Member (2005 - 2007)
Wisconsin Economic Development Association, Member (2005 - present)
Centergy Inc. f/k/a Central Wisconsin Area Economic Development Council, Inc.

Director (2004 - present), President (2005 - present)

State of Wisconsin, Governor's Business Council, Member (2007 - present)
CW Soccer, Inc., Director (2008 - present)

Presentations: 
  • "Construction Contracts: The Owner's Perspective" - 5/2/2006 and 5/9/2006
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Securities Law Update Seminar, Now Showing "Angels (Investing) in America" - Raising Venture Capital Privately (2004)
  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Annual Convention - "Are You Doing Business Over the Internet, If so, You Need to Consider Insurance Issues" (2002)
  • State Bar of Wisconsin Annual Convention - "Law Firm Limited Liability Entities" (1995)

Articles and Publications:

  • State Bar of Wisconsin, Business Law News, Internet Domain Names Require Protection Under Changing Systems (Fall 1998 Volume 17, Number 3)