Glenn J. Williams is a partner with Florio, Perrucci, Steinhardt & Fader, LLC. Glenn's work spans the firm's Corporate & Business Law practice providing comprehensive business counseling to individuals and companies across various industry verticals from startup/early stage to established multi-nationals, including organization, financing, mergers & acquisitions, business development, commercial agreements, human resources, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, real estate and dispute resolution.

Glenn brings a general counsel's unique perspective and keen understanding of business and the law to clients of the firm. He is experienced in growing businesses and various aspects of technology and global communications, renewable energy, commercial real estate, including investing, development, construction, franchising and brokerage, and the business of sports. Glenn's drive and hands on experience provides our clients with a key partner in achieving the next level of their success.

Previously, Glenn served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to a global technology and communications company where he was instrumental in growing the company, which went public in 1999, established strategic alliances with industry notables Yahoo, Microsoft, AT&T, AOL, LG and Cisco, and raised $2 billion in capital in a series of public and private transactions before successfully going private via a merger transaction in 2006. He was responsible for the company's legal, human resources and real estate departments. Glenn previously served as Associate General Counsel to its affiliated parent company, a multifaceted global communications and entertainment company, where he focused on growing the business via domestic and international commercial agreements.

Glenn has also held senior positions in commercial real estate, including serving as Assistant General Counsel to an owner/operator/developer of Marriott hotels and TGI Fridays and Wendy's restaurants, and involving the development of large-scale shopping centers, where he contributed to the successful expansion of real estate holdings and commercial operations via business and real estate acquisitions and development.

Prior to going in house, Glenn was a business lawyer in private practice where he represented the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority and Warren County Community College as outside general counsel. He was involved in a number of deals involving professional sports franchises Giants, Jets, Nets and Devils and sponsors Phillip Morris, Anheuser Busch and Coca-Cola, as well as the naming of Continental Airlines Arena, one of the first naming rights deals of the time, the expansion of Giants Stadium and development of the first college campus for Warren County Community College.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, Glenn led sales and business development for a commercial contracting firm where he was responsible for projects such as the Bridgewater Commons Mall, Morristown Memorial Hospital and Federal Express.

Glenn currently serves on the Seton Hall University School of Law Board of Visitors, and as Chairman of the Independence Township Land Use Board, and previously served as President of the Great Meadows Regional Board of Education and Vice President of the Independence Township Recreation Commission.

Glenn is a graduate of Seton Hall University, School of Law and is admitted to practice law in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and before the United States Supreme Court.

gwilliams@florioperrucci.com

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