William R. Loesch

William Loesch is a Principal of the Firm and Chair of the Corporate Group. He advises businesses ranging from start-ups to public companies in a variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances, debt and equity financing, dealership and distributorship relationships, and employment and consulting agreements.

Mr. Loesch represents clients in a broad range of industries, including consumer products, advertising, marketing, business services and equipment manufacturing. He also has extensive experience in education law, particularly in mergers and acquisitions of post-secondary schools, both domestic and international, and education technology businesses.

He is recognized as a "Best Lawyer" in the area of Corporate Law in Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).

Publications and Presentations
Mr. Loesch's presentations have included:

• "The Role for Private Capital In Bridging the Gap Between Education & Employment" at Capital Roundtable's "Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies" conference, New York, Jan. 15, 2019.
• "Bridging the Educator-Employer Disconnect" at Capital Roundtable's "Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies" conference, New York, Aug. 11, 2015.
• "Nursing the Industry Back to Health – How PE Investors Are Profitably Restructuring Companies" at Capital Roundtable's "Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies" conference, New York, Jan. 14th, 2015.
• "Private Equity Deal Pipeline – Why PE Firms Are Investing in Companies That Provide Innovative Tools & Services to Education Companies" at Capital Roundtable's "Private Equity Investing in For-Profit Education Companies" conference, New York, July 24, 2014.
• "Getting Your Business Started – Legal Tips for Entrepreneurs," at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law's "Small Business Opportunity Conference," Chicago, Feb. 26, 2011.

Mr. Loesch joined Goldberg Kohn in May 1992. In addition to leading the firm's Corporate Group, he is a Member of the Management Committee, the firm's Corporate Secretary and a Member of the Business Development and Contingent Fee committees.

Outside the practice, Mr. Loesch is involved in a variety of charitable and civic organizations. In particular, he has performed pro bono services for numerous artists and art-related enterprises, including Division 13 Productions, a not-for-profit theater organization for which he serves on the board of directors. He has also participated in the CBA's Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers In the Classroom program.

He received his law degree from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1992, and his A.B. in European History from Princeton University in 1989. He is admitted to practice in Illinois.