William Bettis
Office Information
William Bettis is a member of the Business Services Group. He focuses his practice on corporate finance and securities, organization and capital formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate development and finance, and economic development.
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Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2017
Education & Honors
- Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2017
- Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review
- Member, Moot Court Board
- President, Business Law Society
- Member, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Honor Society
- Recipient, Business Law Section of the Mississippi Bar Award
- Recipient, Hearin Fellow Scholarship
- Recipient, Capital Area Bar Association Minority Scholarship
- AmJur Awards: Legal Writing, Legal Research, Criminal Law
- Mississippi College, M.B.A., 2017
- Mississippi College, B.S.B.A, Bus Admin/ Law 3/3 , magna cum laude, 2015
- President, Mississippi College Investment Club
- Advisor, School of Business Student Advisory Board
- Member, Delta Mu Delta –Ranked top 20% in School of Business
- Member, Alpha Lambda Delta –Freshman year Honor Society
- Leadership Member, On-Campus Ministry –Lighthouse
- Member, Mississippi College Debate Team –Winner of Multiple Awards
- Recipient, 2014 Amy Brand Award –School of Business Outstanding Junior
- Recipient, 2013 Dowell Scholarship – School of Business
- Recipient, 2012 Robison Tire Scholarship –School of Business
Experience
- Representation of companies in public offerings.
- Representation of issuers in private placement offerings in various industries.
- Advise publicly traded companies with issues related to the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and NASDAQ Stock Market rules.
- Advise clients in connections with sales, mergers, acquisition and other business combinations.
- Representation of private businesses in formation, business strategy and planning including corporate governance agreements.
- Representation of private businesses in various commercial transactions.