William "Bill" Helmstetter is a partner in Akerman’s Corporate Practice Group where he serves as lead counsel on transactions where technology, data, and privacy considerations constitute key components of the deal.

Bill has significant experience negotiating complex, high-profile deals across industry sectors, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, software and IP licenses, and other commercial agreements. He has a proven track record helping clients successfully shape legal and business strategy to acquire, integrate, and commercialize the capabilities of emerging and disruptive technologies and innovations while navigating increasingly complex legal and regulatory frameworks.  

As part of his M&A practice, Bill is particularly skilled in handling complex carve-outs that involve the separation of technology and other intangible assets and negotiating associated transition services agreements and licensing agreements. Bill also regularly advises clients in connection with data breaches and incident response, compliance with U.S. and state privacy laws, cross-border data transfers, and the collection, sharing, and monetization of data.