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Bill Anderson Bill Anderson is a senior managing director and global head of Evercore’s leading Activism/Raid Defense team and Strategic M&A Advisory practice. Bill pioneered the practice of activism defense and has advised over 400 companies facing activists or strategic raids including many of the largest proxy fights and raid defenses over the past two decades. He advises companies worldwide across all industries in connection with mergers and acquisitions, special committee situations, corporate governance issues, cross-border transactions, contested shareholder situations, activism/raid defense and preparing for hostile activity. Prior to joining Evercore, Bill was at Goldman Sachs for over 15 years where he served as an M&A partner and leader of their activism and raid defense team. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, he was a Mergers and Acquisitions attorney for Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, clerked on the Second Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals, was a certified public accountant for Coopers & Lybrand and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserves (where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal). He earned a B.S.B.A. in accounting and history, magna cum laude, and a J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from Georgetown University (where he served as Managing Articles Editor of the Georgetown Law Journal). He has published articles and speaks frequently on mergers and acquisitions, hostile activity and board / shareholder interaction.