William M. Osterbrock

William M. Osterbrock is the Founding Member and Managing Partner of Osterbrock & Associates, LLC. Mr. Osterbrock’s practice includes representing clients in an extensive range of complex commercial and corporate transactions, fund formation, structured finance and securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, tax incentives and entitlements, and natural resource venture structuring.

Mr. Osterbrock's transactional practice primarily focuses on investment fund formation, strategic acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance, and private equity and debt financing. Such representation includes the structuring and negotiation of real estate investment funds; development agreements; asset management and consulting agreements; manufacturing, licensing and distribution agreements;  employment and restrictive covenant agreements; corporate formations and restructurings; employee stock options and employee stock ownership plans; business combination and divestiture transactions; joint venture arrangements; credit facilities; mezzanine financing; factoring arrangements; private placement securities offerings; industrial revenue bond financing; commercial leasing and real estate acquisitions and financing.

During the course of his career, Mr. Osterbrock has acquired a deep understanding in the areas of securities and transactional law involving mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, private equity capital raises, entity formation, venture capital transactions and joint ventures, and complex business regulatory structuring within the oil and gas, aggregate and coal mining, solar energy production and telecommunications sectors, making him a strong advocate for his clients.

In addition to his transactional work, Mr. Osterbrock also represents clients in a full spectrum of tax areas with an emphasis on IRS local, state, and federal audits, administrative appeals, tax credits and structuring, incentives and entitlements, and controversies.  Mr. Osterbrock prides himself on being a trusted advisor to all of this clients, offering strategic advice to C-Suite executives, boards of directors, general counsels, fund and asset managers, investment advisors and broker dealers, developers, operating companies, and joint venture partners.  His distinct experience runs deep in working with middle market companies and start-up ventures, often blending complicated tax controversy and disputes with transactions that include mergers and acquisitions and business formations.

Having begun his career as an attorney almost 20 years ago, Mr. Osterbrock has always been committed to fully immersing himself into understanding each industry in which his clients’ interests lie. He has served as outside general counsel for a number of growth companies. Throughout his impressive career, he has absorbed an exuberant amount of legal and management knowledge and experience, which has brought out his passion for mentoring and building a successful team. Mr. Osterbrock combines his vast amount of expertise and enthusiasm for team development and success to achieve his clients' success. 

Prior to the formation of Osterbrock & Associates, Bill’s significant experience comes from a very successful career within the AmLaw 100.

Honors & Associations

• Georgia Super Lawyers "Rising Star," 2010, 2011
• Atlanta Bar Association, Member
  • Chair, Corporate Counsel Section, 2011-2012
  • Board of Directors, Corporate Counsel Section, 2008 to present
• State Bar of Georgia, Member
  • Partnership and Limited Liability Company Legislative Committee
• National Association of Bond Lawyers, Member