William Sellay is a partner in the Business Transactions Practice Group and chairs the firm's International Practice Group. He brings to business clients substantial experience on counseling companies in structuring and negotiating cross-border and domestic acquisitions, joint ventures, and licensing agreements, and on U.S. regulation of trade and business practices. A significant part of his practice centers on the special legal problems associated with production, marketing, and distribution of products and services, including the selection and termination of distribution channels, pricing, advertising and promotional programs, competition law compliance, intellectual property protection, and products liability prevention. Mr. Sellay is immediate past chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section. He is a member of the International Bar Association and the Licensing Executives Society. He is also past chair of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of the Connecticut Bar Association. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law since 2006 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC). Mr. Sellay has also been named to the Connecticut Super Lawyers® list 2006 - 2011 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.). He is a former member of the Advisory Board of the Clean Energy Fund, which invests in enterprises involved in the development, production, and use of energy from renewable sources. Mr. Sellay was appointed by the United States secretary of commerce to the Department of Commerce District Export Council. He is a member of the British American Business Council in the Midlands, UK, and the German American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Sellay was interviewed and quoted in a cover article of Director magazine, a monthly publication for business leaders published in the UK by the Institute of Directors. Mr. Sellay held engineering positions with both IBM and Honeywell Corporation before joining the firm. Professional Associations - New York, DC, and Connecticut Bar Associations - International Bar Association - Immediate Past Chair, American Bar Association, Intellectual Property Committee of the Business Law Section - Executive Committee Member and Former Chair, Connecticut Bar Association, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section - Advisory Committee, Information Technology Conflict Management of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution - U.S. Department of Commerce District Export Council - Former Advisory Board Member, Connecticut Innovation, Inc. - Former Advisory Board Member, Clean Energy Fund, which invests in enterprises involved in the development, production, and use of energy from renewable sources - Chairman of the Board, Biomedical Engineering Alliance & Consortium - British American Business Council in the Midlands - German American Chamber of Commerce - The Best Lawyers in America, listed - Licensing Executives Society Honors and Awards - AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell™ in the areas of Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, Technology and Science, and International Law (Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is a trademark. AV Preeminent is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc.) - Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the area of International Law for 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2006 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.) - Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law since 2006 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) Experience - U.S. representation for leading aerospace company in production joint venture. - Representation of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) companies engaged in manufacturing and distribution in the fields of specialty chemicals, rubber, and plastics; home heating oil and bottled gas; and telecommunications equipment and energy systems. - Representation of Dutch company in the food and beverage business in connection with the purchase of a majority interest in a U.S.-based beverage company. - Representation of Nasdaq-listed developer and manufacturer of high-efficiency distributed electric power generation. - Representation of U.S. subsidiary of a Scandinavian steel manufacturer in a technology joint venture with a $1 billion-plus agricultural equipment company. - Counsel to an environmental technology company, a subsidiary of a NYSE company, which specializes in remote monitoring of underground storage tank systems to provide environmental compliance, fuel inventory, and logistic services. - U.S. counsel to one of the leading global suppliers of electronics for recreational boats. - Representation of an independent director of CGI Pharmaceuticals regarding solicitation of bids for license of company's technology and/or sale of company. Client is a director of five biotech companies and serves as a consultant and advisor to several investment funds and pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Client is former managing partner of Yale University's Office of Cooperative Research (OCR), responsible for development of technology and licensing of intellectual property created by Yale's faculty. - Representation of Foster/Polymedex Discovery Group, which holds a dominant market share in vascular, visceral, and implantable contract development and manufacturing services, in renegotiation of license agreement with Genzyme. - Representation of UK-based energy company in acquisition of company which owns petroleum exploration rights in Asia. Purchase price exceeds $100 million. - Defended Swedish manufacturer of musical instruments in a civil action in federal court in Florida. The plaintiff claimed to have been our client's exclusive U.S. distributor and that our client's decision to terminate the parties' relationship was improper. The plaintiff sought in excess of $1 million in damages. The matter was resolved by settlement. Publications & Presentations Articles - Coauthored a feature article published in The Litigator entitled "Contracting to Avoid Cross-Border Litigation, a US Perspective" (11/2007) - Interviewed and quoted for a feature article on doing business in the U.S. in Director magazine, a monthly publication for business leaders in the UK, published by the Institute of Directors (8/2005) Books - Concept author of Intellectual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer, a Transactions-Based Guide to Intellectual Property Law, a book published by the American Bar Association's Section of Business Law (2007) - Coauthored a publication entitled "Avoiding and Resolving Information Technology Disputes" published by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (1/2006) - e-counsel: The Executive's Legal Guide to Electronic Commerce coeditors Jacqueline Pennino Scheib, Brian Moran, William Sellay, and Kathleen Porter (2000) Presentations - "Legal Aspects of Successful U.S. Launch and Beyond" (3/10/2011) presented at Transatlantic Business Forum at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England - "Legal Considerations for Foreign Companies Establishing Business Activities in the United States" (5/2010) - "Doing Business in India" (3/2010), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration - "Doing Business in the USA" (2/2010), sponsored by Scottish Development International and Highlands and Islands Enterprise - "Growing Your Business Internationally - Export Controls" (5/2008), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration - "Legal Issues of Exporting" (5/2008), sponsored by the Biomedical Engineering Alliance & Consortium - Presentation entitled "China - Strategies for Middle Market Businesses" at the Spring Meeting of the Connecticut Society of CPA's (5/2007) - Speaker on a program entitled "A Symposium on Doing Business in China," sponsored by J.P. Morgan/Chase (9/2005) - Moderated CEO panel at the 2005 Fuel Cell Summit sponsored by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (2005) - Speaker, "EU Enlargement and Competition Law," Manchester, UK (5/2004) - "IP: Making or Breaking the Business Deal: Practical Methods for Overcoming Obstacles" presented at American Bar Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, program chair (8/2003) - "Avoiding Disputes in International Technology Strategic Alliances" presented at American Bar Association, Business Law Section, San Francisco, California (4/1999) - "China: Commercial Law" presented at National Association of Credit Managers (6/2003) - "Doing Business in China" presented at U.S. Department of Commerce District Export Council (12/2004) - "Electronic Commerce: Getting Down to E-Business" presented at Georgetown University Law Center (10/2000) - "Seeking Certainty in B2B Cyber Transactions" presented at Association of the Bar of the City of New York (ABCNY) (12/2000) - "Successful Partnering Between Inside and Outside Counsel," copresented with American Corporate Counsel Association (ACCA) (9/2001) - "Transactional ADR" presented at CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution (5/2001) News 4.11.11, William Sellay Presents at Transatlantic Business Forum at University of Cambridge 6.02.10, Robinson & Cole Partner Examines Legal Considerations for Foreign Companies Doing Business in the US 3.11.10, Robinson & Cole Attorney Speaks at U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Program 2.16.10, Robinson & Cole Attorney Addresses Scottish Technology Executives on Doing Business in the United States 5.26.08, Robinson & Cole Partner Speaks at BEACON Alliance Seminar Event 5.02.08, Robinson & Cole Partner Presents at US Department of Commerce Event (Also at New York, N.Y. 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