Practice Areas: Business & Corporate, Real Estate, Securities & Corporate Finance
Licensed in Texas since: 1976
Education: Tulane University Law School
BoyarMiller
2925 Richmond Ave14th Floor
Houston, TX 77098 Phone: 832-615-4218 Email: J. William Boyar Visit website
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Bill Boyar is a founding Shareholder of BoyarMiller, a Houston, Texas-based law firm. Bill's practice focuses on representing the various parties involved in the acquisition, disposition, capitalization and financing of assets and businesses on a national and international level.
He has served as lead counsel on numerous complex, multi-party acquisitions and project financings, with significant experience in corporate finance, healthcare, energy, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and hospitality. Bill assists clients in their strategic planning and capital formation processes, maintaining a network of private and institutional clients and contacts worldwide. Additionally, Bill is a former columnist for the Houston Business Journal having authored more than 20 articles in the "Building Business" series.
Bill is proud to have served as Chairman of BoyarMiller from 1990-2010. Today, he continues with his legal practice, mentoring business leaders and lawyers, and actively serving the Houston community. Bill serves or has served several organizations, including KIPP Texas Public Schools (Board of Directors, Chair), KIPP Houston Public Schools (Executive Board of Directors, former Chair), SEARCH Homeless Services (former Board Chair), the Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation Board, Lochinvar Golf Club, and the University of Houston Bauer College of Business Graduate Real Estate Program (former Board Chair).
First Admitted: 1976, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.boyarmiller.com/attorneybios/bill-boyar/
- Member, Texas Bar Association
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Dean’s Advisory Council of Tulane University’s Newcomb-Tulane College, former member
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation
- University of Houston Graduate Real Estate Program Executive Advisory Board, former Chair
- Member, American Bar Association
- Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation, former Director
- KIPP Texas Public Schools, Board of Directors, Chair
- KIPP Houston Public Schools, Executive Board of Directors, former Chair
- Center for Houston's Future, Business/Civic Leadership Class, 2009
- Houston Technology Center Board of Directors
- Houston Food Bank Board of Directors (former Chair - End Hunger Network)
- American Leadership Forum Class of 2010-11
- SEARCH Homeless Services Board of Directors (former Chair)
- American Leadership Forum Board of Trustees, 2012
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating for over 30 consecutive years
- SEARCH Homeless Services Founder’s Award, 2011
- H Texas Magazine Top Lawyer, 2004-2008, 2010-2011
- Houston Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators Executive Communicator of the Year, 2006
- US News & World Report – Best Lawyers - Real Estate and Securities/Capital Markets Law, 2014-2021
- Super Lawyers Magazine National Corporate Counsel Edition Business/Corporate Super Lawyer, 2009
- Center for Houston’s Future IMPACT Award, 2012
- KIPP Houston Extra Mile Award, 2018
- ICFM 500 Leading Lawyer , 2013
- Chambers and Partners Texas, Corporate/M&A Recognised Practitioner, 2018
- Texas Super Lawyers for 15 consecutive years, 2003-2019
- End Hunger Network Mary Barden Keegan Award for Volunteer Service, 2007
- Tulane University, B.A.
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2003 - 2024