William M. Libit

Bill Libit is a partner and member of Chapman’s National Public Finance Group. Bill served as the firm’s Chief Operating Partner from 2014-2022. He maintains an active practice in the areas of public finance, project finance, and corporate and securities. His public finance practice includes acting as bond counsel, issuer’s counsel, underwriter’s counsel, and credit enhancer’s counsel in publicly offered governmental use and private activity bond financings. He also represents governmental entities, equity investors, and lenders in public private partnership transactions.

With respect to project finance, Bill represents municipal, investor-owned utilities, non-regulated energy services companies and investors in connection with the development and financing of electric generation facilities and cogeneration facilities. He has structured, negotiated, and financed numerous public-private ventures for all types of infrastructure, representing governmental agencies, developers, and investors.

Bill’s corporate and securities practice includes representation of issuers and investment banks in connection with public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities. He also represents issuers in other aspects of their business involving compliance with federal securities regulation, including preparation and review of required periodic filings including 10‑Ks, 10‑Qs and proxy statements and press releases and communications with institutional investors and shareholders as well as compliance with securities exchange listing requirements, corporate compliance and corporate governance counseling and strategy matters. Bill’s corporate governance practice includes advising public company boards, including audit, compensation and governance committees as well as investigative committees.

Bill was honored as one of the Crain’s Chicago Business 2019 Notable LGBTQ Executives, which recognizes business and not-for-profit leaders who use their positions to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Bill also leads Chapman’s Social Impact and Sustainability Task Force, which oversees and guides the firm’s internal practices and holds the firm accountable to United Nations Global Compact Sustainable Development Goals commitments.