Overview
William Yemc leads the firm’s General Transactions Group and Insurance Regulatory Team, and co-manages the firm’s Uniform Commercial Code Team.
Bill focuses his practice on a wide variety of commercial transactions and insurance regulatory matters. His commercial practice includes
- securitization,
- structured finance,
- joint venture,
- asset sale and purchase,
- financing, and
- secured transactions.
His insurance regulatory practice involves
- insurance company and agency formation,
- insurance holding company system registrations,
- change of control transactions (including mergers and acquisitions), and
- approval of insurer investments.
Bill also assists clients with the formation, structuring, and operation of Delaware limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability companies, and statutory trusts.
As a member of the Delaware State Bar Association’s Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Bill worked on the subcommittee that reviewed Delaware’s version of Revised Article 9 prior to its adoption. In addition, he has participated in drafting amendments to the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code that have benefited securitization practice in Delaware.
Prior to entering law school, Bill was a certified public accountant in the State of Pennsylvania.
PRACTICES
- Villanova University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1990
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1984
Education
Publications
Delaware Laws & Programs Affecting Business – 2024 Edition
2024
Delaware Laws & Programs Affecting Business presents an introduction to Delaware and an overview of the laws and programs relating to doing business in the state. Our economy is diverse, and our legal framework is intentionally crafted to foster robust business activity. Our widely copied business laws lead the nation in clarity and predictability. Government…
Delaware Laws & Programs Affecting Business – 2020 Edition
2020
Delaware Laws & Programs Affecting Business presents an introduction to Delaware and an overview of the laws and programs relating to doing business in the State. Our economy is diverse, and our legal framework is intentionally crafted to foster robust business activity. Our widely copied business laws lead the nation in clarity and predictability. Government…
Delaware Laws & Programs Affecting Business – 2011 Edition
July 2011
This guide presents an introduction to Delaware and an overview of the laws and programs relating to doing business in the State.
Leadership
- Delaware State Bar Association, Uniform Commercial Code Committee, Chair
- Delaware State Bar Association, Commercial Law Section, Past Chair
- Working Group on Legal Opinions Foundation (WGLO), Treasurer and Director
- Concord Soccer Association, Vice President, Board of Directors
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, since 2022; Wilmington, DE Commercial Transactions / UCC Law Lawyer of the Year, 2025
- Delaware Today Top Lawyer, Insurance Law, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013
Bar Admissions
- Delaware
- Pennsylvania