Billy LaFortune

Associate
About

Billy LaFortune focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, private equity investments, cross-border transactions, and general corporate counselling.

He has experience representing both private and public companies, as well as strategic investors, across a variety of industries.

Bar admissionsCalifornia

EXPERIENCE

  • Silicon Laboratories Inc. in its $7.5 billion pending sale to Texas Instruments
  • Motorola Solutions, Inc. in its $1.5 billion acquisition of D-Fend Solutions
  • PROS Holdings, Inc. in its $1.4 billion sale to Thoma Bravo
  • Qualcomm Incorporated in multiple domestic and cross-border acquisitions
  • Columbus McKinnon Corporation in its sale of the U.S. power chain hoist and chain hoist businesses
  • Akoya Biosciences in its sale to Quanterix
  • Aspen Neuroscience in its $115 million Series C financing round
  • Elysian Park Ventures in various strategic investments

Pro Bono

Billy regularly works on pro bono matters involving representation of military veterans. Billy also provides legal services and corporate guidance to local non-profits and small businesses.  

Education
  • J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School
    cum laude
    Faculty Awards for Excellence: Sports Law, International Law
  • B.S., Finance, University of Tulsa

Prior Experience

While at Notre Dame Law School, Billy worked as a legal extern for the Notre Dame Athletics Department. Billy also worked as a student lawyer with the Community Development Clinic and assisted in providing legal services to local small businesses and non-profits.

Prior to law school, Billy worked in the energy industry for over three years.