President and CEO, Silvaris Corporation
Hired Bill at Practical Legal Advantage in 2009
“Bill is an experienced manager who functions as more than a legal advisor. He is thoughtful, listens well, digs into the details, asks questions, and then gives constructive direction. In our case, he combined his business experience with practical legal advice to help us solve several key corporate problems. In the process, he became a trusted confidant as we evaluated challenges facing our company. He is a great guy and I recommend his services to others without reservation.”
Former Client
Hired Bill as CFO, LizardTech
“Bill's firm was outside counsel to LizardTech when I joined as CFO. I told Bill I intended to replace him with another firm. Instead, Bill offered an arrangement I could not refuse. He proposed a structure that allowed him to function as much more than a legal adviser: Bill became a business partner and was my most trusted confidant as we addressed the significant challenges facing the company. Simply put, without Bill's thoughtful counsel, LizardTech would not have survived.”
Bruce Holmes
Chief Strategist - NextGen Systems, DayJet Corporation
Colleague who worked with Bill
“In my decades in the public and private sectors, I have worked with the collaboration or support of numerous legal professionals. Bill Van Valkenberg stands out among those individuals for solid strategic legal counsel. He possesses an uncommon, but vital, creative capacity for solving problems on the desk that are framed by much larger corporate and industrial issues. He is able to translate his world view into action and guidance. Bill understands the nature and culture of organizations involved in innovation and market creation.”
Brad Furber
Co-Founder; President, VVF & Co. LLC
Colleague who worked directly with Bill
“Bill is a creative and strategic lawyer, business advisor and investor. Bill has broad and deep knowledge about a variety of industries (e.g., food processing to Internet to aviation), business transactions (e.g., start-up funding, institutional financings - private and public, mergers and acquisitions, and bankruptcy), and business processes (e.g., customer relationship management, project management and risk management). In addition to all that, Bill is a great guy - his youthful spirit and sense of adventure is contagious and fun to be around. Three thumbs up.”