About
Bill McComas handles commercial transactions for a wide range of business clients, including entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 companies, investors, inventors, and venture capitalists across many industries. He is among the leading technology attorneys in Maryland. A veteran corporate lawyer, he works with clients to grow and improve the core functions of their business. He advises them on strategic mergers and acquisitions, financing, sales of assets, venture capital investments, and other corporate matters. He is very experienced in helping companies manage and develop commercial technology and intangible assets.
Bill also provides representation on complex business transactions such as joint ventures, strategic alliances, research and development, electronic commerce, complex procurement, endorsement, outsourcing, and the general management and disposition of intellectual property.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Bill worked for one of North America’s largest book manufacturers and one of the world’s largest shipping companies. In these positions, Bill developed software, negotiated and managed major vendor contracts, and enacted cost-reduction and internal-control programs. His deep understanding of the law, business, and technology is invaluable to clients navigating the convergence of these sectors.
He has written for numerous publications, including the National Law Journal, Baltimore Business Journal, Washington Business Journal, and The Daily Record, among others, and is an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association.
Representative Transactions
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Handled the $60 million sale of a ground-breaking, artificial intelligence technology business.
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Negotiated the $25 million sale of a leading provider of information-technology solutions to the U.S. federal government.
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Represented a robotics company in its acquisition by a larger technology firm for $20 million.
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Secured a $15 million financing agreement for an emerging biotech business that is developing a new clinical diagnostic platform.
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Secured a $5 million financing agreement between an emerging beverage technology company and Coca-Cola European Partners Ventures.
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Served as lead outside counsel to a leading provider of real-time traffic data as it commercialized digital content; represented the company in several multi-million-dollar transactions, negotiating adverse to Microsoft, Garmin, Verizon, and The Weather Channel, among other entities. The firm also represented this client in its acquisition of a competing service provider.
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Represented a client in the multi-million-dollar sale of digital mapping assets. The sale involved complex business, technical, IP, and corporate law issues.
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Counseled a leading software compression provider in a wide range of transactions, including the sale of its patent portfolio and a joint venture with hardware providers.
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Advised three large financial institutions in technology and e-commerce initiatives.
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Handled a joint venture involving an affiliate of one of the world’s largest rail companies.
Practice Areas
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Corporate/M&A
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Commercial Transactions
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Equity Financing & Venture Capital
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IP & Technology Law
Admissions
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Maryland
Education
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University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude
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Brown University, B.A. in Computer Science
Affiliations
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Maryland State Bar Association, former member of Technology Taskforce
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National Federation for the Blind, Advisory Board Member
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MIT Enterprise Forum, DC/MD Chapter, former advisory board member
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Chesapeake Sustainable Business Alliance, former board member
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Brown Entrepreneurship Program, Mentor
Honors
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Cited in Chambers USA for Corporate/M&A Law
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Best Lawyers in America®: Lawyer of the Year for Copyright Law, 2024; Lawyer of the Year for I.T. Law, 2019–2022
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Listed in Super Lawyers
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Baltimore SmartCEO Magazine, “Reader’s Choice Award,” 2008



