William C. "Bill" Cole
601 West Bannock Street, P.O. Box 2720 Boise, Idaho 83702
Firm:
Givens Pursley LLP
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Overview
Bill's practice focuses on business and financial transactions, with an
emphasis in commercial lending, securities, securitization, structured
finance, business mergers, acquisitions and strategic ventures, real
estate, entity formation, contracts, credit recovery, legal opinions,
and other general business planning matters. Bill also has extensive
commercial litigation experience which compliments his business
practice.
Bill began his legal career in San Diego as a commercial litigator at Baker & McKenzie, a prestigious international law firm. Bill moved to Boise in 1993 for "quality of life" reasons when he joined a prominent Idaho law firm and continued his commercial litigation practice.
For seven years prior to joining Givens Pursley as a partner, Bill was in-house General Counsel and Vice President for AMRESCO Commercial Finance, Inc., a Boise based commercial finance company that funded, securitized, and serviced, over 1.8 billion dollars in complex commercial finance transactions. As General Counsel, Bill was responsible for all of the legal affairs of the company, a responsibility that he accomplished through closing transactions and resolving legal issues on a direct, hands-on basis, as well as through managing a department of in-house attorneys and attorneys at law firms throughout the country.
Bill was also extensively involved in the business aspects of the company. This business experience, combined with Bill's experience in managing legal counsel, has provided him with a unique, practical perspective of the legal needs facing business clients and what they expect of their attorneys. This unique perspective, together with Bill's extensive transactional and litigation experience, makes him particularly qualified to handle the legal needs of business clients.
Bill began his legal career in San Diego as a commercial litigator at Baker & McKenzie, a prestigious international law firm. Bill moved to Boise in 1993 for "quality of life" reasons when he joined a prominent Idaho law firm and continued his commercial litigation practice.
For seven years prior to joining Givens Pursley as a partner, Bill was in-house General Counsel and Vice President for AMRESCO Commercial Finance, Inc., a Boise based commercial finance company that funded, securitized, and serviced, over 1.8 billion dollars in complex commercial finance transactions. As General Counsel, Bill was responsible for all of the legal affairs of the company, a responsibility that he accomplished through closing transactions and resolving legal issues on a direct, hands-on basis, as well as through managing a department of in-house attorneys and attorneys at law firms throughout the country.
Bill was also extensively involved in the business aspects of the company. This business experience, combined with Bill's experience in managing legal counsel, has provided him with a unique, practical perspective of the legal needs facing business clients and what they expect of their attorneys. This unique perspective, together with Bill's extensive transactional and litigation experience, makes him particularly qualified to handle the legal needs of business clients.
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Awards
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Band 1 (top listing) for Corporate/Commercial
- Martindale-Hubbell – Highest Ranking (AV)
- Mountain States Super Lawyers - Business/Corporate
- Best Lawyers in America - Real Estate Law
Education
University of San Diego, J.D.
Graduated 1991
Northern Arizona University, BS
Graduated 1986
Contact Details and Office Locations
Office: (208) 388-1200
601 West Bannock Street, P.O. Box 2720
Boise, Idaho 83702
Boise, Idaho 83702
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