Bill Axtman advises companies on transactional and commercial matters, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border M&A and divestitures. He also represents clients in connection with private equity and venture capital investments, joint ventures, and other complex commercial arrangements.

Bill works with clients that range in size from emerging growth companies to some of the world's largest corporations and in a variety of industries, including specialty manufacturing and engineered products, industrial metals, chemicals, and retail goods. He advises clients on a broad range of business and legal issues, including corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2015, Bill served as a practice group coordinator for the corporate/M&A practice group of a large international law firm. During this time he represented a Fortune 50 company on numerous acquisitions and divestitures related to its building and industrial systems and aerospace businesses, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated on the sale of its tungsten materials business to Kennametal Inc. for $605 million, and an NYSE-listed global leader in lightweight metals engineering and manufacturing in the sale of its ownership stake in a foreign-based joint venture.

Bill serves on the board of trustees of Propel Schools (former president), a group of nonprofit charter schools based in the Pittsburgh area that are dedicated to providing high-performing public schools to economically disadvantaged students and families. He also represents a number of nonprofit organizations on a pro bono basis.