William Brewer

Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP

Bill Brewer is co-chair of Winston & Strawn LLP’s global Debt Finance Practice. He concentrates in the areas of debt finance and corporate finance. Mr. Brewer has extensive experience in asset-based, cash flow, leveraged, and other finance transactions, acquisition finance, related securities offerings of both equity and debt, and health care financing. In addition, Mr. Brewer routinely represents financial institutions in workouts and restructurings, both in and out of bankruptcy. Mr. Brewer received a B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, with distinction, from Yale College in 1983 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1986. In addition to serving as co-chair of the firm’s global Corporate Lending Practice, Mr. Brewer is a member of the firm’s Corporate Opinion Committee. He is a former two-term member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Brewer is the former secretary of the Yale Club of New York City and a former three-term member of its governing Council. He is the Co-Chair of the 30th reunion of his Harvard Law School class (and previously served as Co-Chair for the 20th and 25th reunions). Mr. Brewer is the Vice Chair of the 35th reunion of his Yale College class (and previously served as Vice Chair of the 30th reunion).