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WILLIAM J. KANANACK
wjk@wjklaw.com

Bill lived and worked in the Washington, DC, New York City and Princeton, NJ areas before moving to Melbourne in 1989.  He has been active in the community and has served on several different boards.  He is also involved in regular fund raising activities.  He enjoys tennis and golf.

Bill and his wife Lee, a school psychologist, have two children.

PRACTICE AREAS
General Corporate Law
Business Law
Contract Law
Intellectual Property Law
Government Procurement Law
Export Law
Employment Law (Management)
Real Estate Law
Art & Entertainment Law
International Law
Antitrust Law

EDUCATION
New York University School of Law (LL.M., Trade Regulation)
University of Baltimore School of Law (JD with Honors), Law Review - Notes & Comments Editor, Heuisler Honor Society
Rutgers University (BA)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bill is admitted to the State Bars of Florida, New York, District of Columbia and Maryland.  He is a member of the Florida Bar (Business Law Section) and the Brevard County Bar Association.

Bill worked as a trial attorney for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC, before entering the corporate sector as a member of the RCA, and later GE corporate law departments in New York.  He was also with the Harris Corporation law department and was General Counsel to Reed Telepublishing, a $500 million multi-national corporation.  In all these positions, Bill regularly focused on general corporate matters, high profile and day-to-day business contracts and transactions, technology protection and licensing, and the resolution of disputes.  In 1994, Bill entered the private practice of law in Melbourne. He has also been affiliated with a DC law firm.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
In recent years, Bill has counseled privately held companies, public corporations, government agencies and educational institutions in connection with corporate issues, transactions and disputes, employment matters (representing management or senior executives), trademarks, technology licensing, government contracts, government regulation of business, exports, international transactions and general business matters.  He has advised on shareholder and real estate issues and has structured complex transactions, license agreements and numerous business contracts.  He is also the author or co-author of articles and is a regular speaker on a variety of subjects.