William A. Yemc

Director

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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

Commercial Transactions
Insurance
Structured Finance

Education

Villanova University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1990
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A., 1984

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

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